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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. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  9. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  10. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  11. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  12. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  13. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  14. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  15. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  16. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  17. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
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