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About Our Tower
Growing up in a tower block provided the inspiration for a magical storybook.
  1. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  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. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  10. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  11. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  12. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  13. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  14. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  15. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  16. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  17. Relationship Counsellor
    02:45
    Relationship Counsellor
  18. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
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