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Book Introduction
Nikesh talks about why he had written his book, The Boxer.
  1. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  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. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  10. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
  11. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  12. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  13. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  14. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  15. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  16. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  17. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
  18. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
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