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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. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  9. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  10. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  11. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  12. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  13. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  14. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  15. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  16. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  17. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
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