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About Our Tower
Growing up in a tower block provided the inspiration for a magical storybook.
  1. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  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. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  10. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  11. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  12. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  13. Studio questions
    03:22
    Studio questions
  14. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  15. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  16. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  17. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  18. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
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