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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. Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
    04:56
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
  9. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  10. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  11. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  12. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  13. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  14. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  15. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  16. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
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    34:04
    Authors Live with Holly Bourne
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