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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. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  9. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  10. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  11. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  12. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  13. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  14. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  15. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  16. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  17. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
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