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Writing Haikus
Brian explains how haikus work and challenges you to write your own!
  1. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  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 important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  10. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  11. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  12. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  13. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  14. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  15. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  16. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  17. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  18. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
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