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Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
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James tells us why he thinks there’s such enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic in schools.
  1. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  2. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  3. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  5. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  6. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  7. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  8. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  9. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  10. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  11. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  12. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  13. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  14. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
  15. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  16. Authors Live with Holly Bourne
    34:04
    Authors Live with Holly Bourne
  17. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
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