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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. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  9. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  10. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  11. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  12. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  13. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  14. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  15. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  16. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  17. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
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