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Taking Up Boxing
Nikesh takes up boxing to help him deal with difficult situations.
  1. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  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. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  10. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  11. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  12. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
  13. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  14. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  15. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  16. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  17. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  18. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
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