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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. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  9. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  10. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  11. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  12. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  13. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  14. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  15. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  16. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  17. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
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