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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
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    Translating into Gaelic
  6. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  7. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
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    Themes of The Infinite
  9. Hercules Song
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    Hercules Song
  10. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
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  12. Boogie Woogie Buggy
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    Boogie Woogie Buggy
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  14. The Undefeated
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    The Undefeated
  15. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
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