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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. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  9. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
    04:25
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
  10. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  11. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  12. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  13. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  14. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  15. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  16. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  17. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
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