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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. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  9. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  10. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  11. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  12. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  13. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  14. Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
    02:48
    Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
  15. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  16. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  17. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
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