Close menu
BBC Scotland
Authors Live

Audio & Video

You must enable JavaScript to play content
Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
View More From The Gruffalo’s 20th Birthday
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. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  9. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  10. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  11. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  12. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  13. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  14. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  15. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  16. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  17. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
    18. Now playing
    Up next