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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. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  9. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  10. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  11. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  12. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  13. Authors Live with Holly Bourne
    34:04
    Authors Live with Holly Bourne
  14. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  15. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  16. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  17. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
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