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Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
Catriona and James explain why language is all about who we are.
  1. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  2. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  13. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  14. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  15. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  16. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  17. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  18. Sue's presentation
    11:34
    Sue's presentation
  19. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  20. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  21. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
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