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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. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  9. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  10. School days
    03:57
    School days
  11. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  12. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  13. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  14. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  15. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  16. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
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    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
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