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The story rollercoaster
Why is a good story like a rollercoaster?
  1. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  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 Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  10. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  11. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  12. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  13. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  14. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  15. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  16. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  17. Studio questions
    03:22
    Studio questions
  18. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
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