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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. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  9. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  10. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  11. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  12. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  13. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  14. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  15. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  16. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  17. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
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