Close menu
BBC Scotland
Authors Live

Audio & Video

You must enable JavaScript to play content
Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
View More From The Gruffalo’s 20th Birthday
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. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  9. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  10. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  11. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
  12. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  13. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  14. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  15. Authors Live with Ross Sayers
    31:15
    Authors Live with Ross Sayers
  16. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  17. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
    18. Now playing
    Up next