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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. Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
    04:56
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
  9. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  10. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  11. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  12. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  13. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  14. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  15. Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
    05:38
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
  16. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  17. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
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