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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. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  9. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  10. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  11. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  12. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  13. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  14. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  15. What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
    01:13
    What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
  16. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  17. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
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