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A novel in verse
Dean tells us why he took the unusual step of writing his novel in verse.
  1. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  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. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  10. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  11. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  12. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  13. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  14. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  15. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  16. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  17. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  18. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
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