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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. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  9. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  10. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  11. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  12. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  13. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  14. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  15. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  16. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  17. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
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