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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. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  13. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  14. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  15. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  16. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  17. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  18. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  19. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  20. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
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    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
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