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Stories are people
Alastair talks about how he loves stories about people
  1. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  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 Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
  10. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  11. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  12. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  13. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  14. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  15. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  16. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  17. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  18. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
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