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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. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  9. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  10. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  11. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  12. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  13. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  14. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  15. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  16. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  17. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
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