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Introducing us to new historical figures
Catherine discusses discovering some of history's amazing, less well known figures.
  1. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  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. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  10. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  11. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  12. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  13. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  14. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  15. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  16. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  17. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  18. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
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