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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. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  9. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  10. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  11. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  12. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  13. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  14. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  15. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  16. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  17. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
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