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Questions from West Calder High School
Pupils from West Calder High School in West Lothian put their questions to Alan.
  1. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  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. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  10. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  11. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  12. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  13. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  14. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  15. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  16. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  17. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
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