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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. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  9. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  10. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  11. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  12. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  13. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  14. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  15. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  16. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  17. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
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