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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. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  10. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  11. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  12. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  13. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  14. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  15. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  16. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  17. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  18. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
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