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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. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  9. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  10. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  11. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  12. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  13. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  14. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  15. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  16. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  17. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
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