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Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
View More From The Gruffalo’s 20th Birthday
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
    View More From The Gruffalo’s 20th Birthday
  2. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    View More From The Gruffalo’s 20th Birthday
  3. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    View More From The Gruffalo’s 20th Birthday
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    View More From The Gruffalo’s 20th Birthday
  5. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
    View More From The Gruffalo’s 20th Birthday
  6. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
    View More From The Gruffalo’s 20th Birthday
  7. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
    View More From The Gruffalo’s 20th Birthday
  8. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  9. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  10. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
  11. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  12. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  13. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  14. Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
    05:38
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
  15. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  16. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  17. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
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