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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. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  9. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  10. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  11. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  12. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  13. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  14. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  15. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  16. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  17. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
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