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Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
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. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  10. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  11. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  12. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  13. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  14. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  15. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  16. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  17. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  18. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
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