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Alastair’s influences
Alastair discusses the books and authors that inspired him
  1. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  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 story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  10. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  11. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  12. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
    04:25
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
  13. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  14. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  15. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  16. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  17. School days
    03:57
    School days
  18. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
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