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Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
Catriona and James explain why language is all about who we are.
  1. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn 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. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  10. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  11. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  12. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  13. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
  14. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  15. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  16. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  17. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  18. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
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