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Questions from West Calder High School
Pupils from West Calder High School in West Lothian put their questions to Alan.
  1. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  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. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  10. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  11. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  12. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  13. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  14. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  15. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  16. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  17. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  18. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
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