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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. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  9. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  10. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  11. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  12. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  13. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  14. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  15. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  16. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  17. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
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