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Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
View More From The Gruffalo’s 20th Birthday
Catriona and James explain why language is all about who we are.
  1. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  2. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for 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. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  9. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  10. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  11. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  12. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  13. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  14. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  15. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  16. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  17. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
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