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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. Introducing James
    01:39
    Introducing James
  3. How James got started
    03:33
    How James got started
  4. A pirate picture story
    10:15
    A pirate picture story
  5. Picturing Nessie
    04:01
    Picturing Nessie
  6. Q&A with James Mayhew
    11:26
    Q&A with James Mayhew
  7. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  8. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  9. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  10. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  11. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  12. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  13. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  14. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  15. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  16. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
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