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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. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  9. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  10. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  11. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  12. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  13. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  14. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  15. Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
    04:56
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
  16. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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    Down Behind The Dustbin
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