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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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    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  9. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
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    00:55
    Sputnik
  11. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  12. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
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    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
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    A first science fiction novel
  15. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  16. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
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