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Room on the Broom in Scots
James Robertson reads his version of the Julia Donaldson classic in Scots.
  1. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  2. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  10. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  11. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  12. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  13. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  14. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  15. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  16. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  17. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  18. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
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