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Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
View More From The Gruffalo’s 20th Birthday
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
    View More From The Gruffalo’s 20th Birthday
  2. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    View More From The Gruffalo’s 20th Birthday
  3. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    View More From The Gruffalo’s 20th Birthday
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    View More From The Gruffalo’s 20th Birthday
  5. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
    View More From The Gruffalo’s 20th Birthday
  6. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
    View More From The Gruffalo’s 20th Birthday
  7. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
    View More From The Gruffalo’s 20th Birthday
  8. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  9. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  10. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  11. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  12. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  13. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  14. Have a go!
    01:10
    Have a go!
  15. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  16. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  17. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
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