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Orion Lost reading
Alastair reads a section of his new book Orion Lost
  1. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  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. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  10. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  11. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  12. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  13. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  14. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  15. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
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    Authors Live with Ross Sayers
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    05:27
    We are all storytellers
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