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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. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  9. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  10. Authors Live with Holly Bourne
    34:04
    Authors Live with Holly Bourne
  11. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  12. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  13. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  14. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  15. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  16. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  17. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
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