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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. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  9. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  10. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  11. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  12. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  13. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  14. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  15. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  16. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  17. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
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