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Favourite book
What are Alastair's favourite books?
  1. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  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. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  10. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  11. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  12. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  13. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  14. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  15. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  16. Authors Live with Ross Sayers
    31:15
    Authors Live with Ross Sayers
  17. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  18. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
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