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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. Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
    02:48
    Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
  9. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  10. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  11. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  12. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  13. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  14. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  15. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
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    02:25
    Mental Health
  17. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
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