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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. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  10. Remembering Kobe Bryant
    01:41
    Remembering Kobe Bryant
  11. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  12. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
  13. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  14. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  15. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  16. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  17. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  18. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
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