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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. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
  9. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  10. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  11. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  12. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  13. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  14. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  15. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  16. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  17. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
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