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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. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  9. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  10. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
  11. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  12. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  13. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  14. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  15. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  16. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  17. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
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