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Working with young writers
Rachel and Dean describe the work they do with young people.
  1. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  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 do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  10. Studio questions
    03:22
    Studio questions
  11. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  12. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  13. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  14. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  15. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  16. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  17. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  18. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
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