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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. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  9. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  10. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  11. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  12. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  13. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  14. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  15. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  16. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  17. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
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