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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
  8. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  9. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  10. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  11. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  12. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  13. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  14. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  15. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  16. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  17. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
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