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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. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  9. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  10. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  11. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  12. 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?
  13. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  14. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  15. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  16. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  17. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
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