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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 from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  9. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  10. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  11. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  12. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  13. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  14. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  15. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  16. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  17. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
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