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Gil's bug hospital
Gill talks about how she cared for sick animals and insects in her childhood days.
  1. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  2. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    View More From The Gruffalo’s 20th Birthday
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    View More From The Gruffalo’s 20th Birthday
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    View More From The Gruffalo’s 20th Birthday
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    View More From The Gruffalo’s 20th Birthday
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
    View More From The Gruffalo’s 20th Birthday
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
    View More From The Gruffalo’s 20th Birthday
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
    View More From The Gruffalo’s 20th Birthday
  9. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  10. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  11. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  12. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  13. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  14. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  15. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  16. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
  17. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  18. Sue's presentation
    11:34
    Sue's presentation
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