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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. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  10. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  11. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  12. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  13. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  14. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  15. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  16. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  17. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
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