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Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
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. Two of David's novels
    05:49
    Two of David's novels
  3. The local library
    06:12
    The local library
  4. Imagination
    04:48
    Imagination
  5. The power of words
    05:31
    The power of words
  6. Starting as a writer
    03:55
    Starting as a writer
  7. Q&A with David Almond
    05:15
    Q&A with David Almond
  8. More Q&A with David Almond
    06:48
    More Q&A with David Almond
  9. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  10. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  11. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  12. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  13. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  14. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  15. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  16. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  17. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
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    Diving Poem
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