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School days and writing
Janice chats to Brian about growing up in Coatbridge and how he began writing.
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    07:07
    School days and writing
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    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
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    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
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    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
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    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
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    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
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    Discovering New Words
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    Favourite Scots Words
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    How do you come up with names for your characters?
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    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
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  12. Steven Lenton's illustrations
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  13. The right words in the right order
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    The right words in the right order
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    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
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