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Orion Lost reading
Alastair reads a section of his new book Orion Lost
  1. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  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. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  10. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  11. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  12. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  13. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  14. Rachel’s books and inspirations
    06:29
    Rachel’s books and inspirations
  15. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  16. Have a go!
    01:10
    Have a go!
  17. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
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