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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.
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    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
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    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
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    Reluctant reader to avid writer
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    Health and Medicine
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    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
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    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  14. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  15. Working in Comics
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    Working in Comics
  16. A bit of a read
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    A bit of a read
  17. A reading from Elizabeth
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