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The real world and the fictional world
How a rain forest in Wales provided inspiration for Kiran’s fictional world.
  1. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  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 Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  10. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  11. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  12. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  13. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  14. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  15. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  16. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  17. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  18. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
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