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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. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  9. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  10. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  11. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  12. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  13. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  14. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  15. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  16. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
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    Authors Live with Holly Bourne
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