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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. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  9. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  10. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  11. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  12. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  13. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  14. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
    04:07
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
  15. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  16. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  17. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
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