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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. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  9. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  10. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  11. Authors Live with Holly Bourne
    34:04
    Authors Live with Holly Bourne
  12. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  13. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  14. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  15. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  16. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  17. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
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