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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. Family matters
    03:43
    Family matters
  3. Tips for budding authors
    02:37
    Tips for budding authors
  4. Man reads out loud!
    07:10
    Man reads out loud!
  5. Pause for thought
    04:47
    Pause for thought
  6. Hamish and the Never People
    06:03
    Hamish and the Never People
  7. Question me silly!
    09:48
    Question me silly!
  8. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  9. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  10. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  11. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  12. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  13. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  14. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  15. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  16. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  17. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
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