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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. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  9. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  10. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  11. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  12. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  13. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  14. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  15. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  16. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  17. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
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