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Alastair’s influences
Alastair discusses the books and authors that inspired him
  1. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  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. Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
    08:13
    Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
  10. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  11. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  12. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  13. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  14. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  15. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  16. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  17. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  18. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
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