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Writing Haikus
Brian explains how haikus work and challenges you to write your own!
  1. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  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. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  10. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  11. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  12. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  13. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  14. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  15. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  16. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  17. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  18. Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
    04:56
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
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