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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. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  11. Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
  12. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  13. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  14. Studio questions
    03:22
    Studio questions
  15. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  16. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  17. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
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