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A novel in verse
Dean tells us why he took the unusual step of writing his novel in verse.
  1. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  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. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  10. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  11. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  12. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
  13. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  14. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  15. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  16. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  17. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  18. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
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