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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.
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    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. Daisy on the Outer Line
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    Daisy on the Outer Line
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    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  10. Where The Heart Should Be
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    Where The Heart Should Be
  11. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  12. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  13. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  14. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  15. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
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    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
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