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Re-imagining Scottish folklore
Rachel explains using aspects of Scottish folklore to explore LGBTQ themes
  1. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  2. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  10. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  11. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  12. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  13. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  14. How to draw emotions
    04:34
    How to draw emotions
  15. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  16. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  17. Rachel’s books and inspirations
    06:29
    Rachel’s books and inspirations
  18. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
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