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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. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  9. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  10. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  11. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  12. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  13. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  14. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  15. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  16. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  17. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
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