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Hand on the Bridge
Michael Rosen reads his poem Hand on the Bridge.
  1. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  2. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
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    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
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    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
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    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
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    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
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    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
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    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
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    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Myths and Monsters
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    Myths and Monsters
  10. Bumble and Snug reading
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    Bumble and Snug reading
  11. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  12. The importance of libraries
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    The importance of libraries
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    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  15. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  16. Studio questions
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    Studio questions
  17. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  18. Poet recommendations
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