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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.
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    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
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    Scots
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    Writing in Scots
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    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
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  6. The right words
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    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
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  8. A reading in Scots
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    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
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    Questions
  10. More questions
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    More questions
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    Even more questions
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  18. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
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