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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. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  9. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  10. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  11. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  12. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  13. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  14. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  15. Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
    02:48
    Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
  16. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  17. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
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