Close menu
BBC Scotland
Authors Live

Audio & Video

You must enable JavaScript to play content
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
  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. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  9. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  10. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  11. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  12. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  13. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  14. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  15. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  16. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  17. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
    18. Now playing
    Up next