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Characters
Both authors agree that characters in their books can take on a life of their own
  1. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  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. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  10. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  11. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  12. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  13. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  14. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  15. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  16. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  17. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  18. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
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