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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
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    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  9. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  10. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  11. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  12. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  13. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  14. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  15. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  16. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
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    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
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