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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. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  9. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  10. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  11. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  12. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  13. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  14. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  15. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  16. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  17. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
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