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Alastair’s influences
Alastair discusses the books and authors that inspired him
  1. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  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. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  10. Rachel’s books and inspirations
    06:29
    Rachel’s books and inspirations
  11. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  12. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  13. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  14. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  15. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  16. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  17. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  18. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
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