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Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
Catriona and James explain why language is all about who we are.
  1. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  2. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  10. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  11. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  12. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  13. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  14. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  15. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  16. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  17. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  18. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
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