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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. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  9. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  10. Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
    08:13
    Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
  11. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  12. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  13. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  14. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  15. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  16. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  17. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
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