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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. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  9. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  10. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  11. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  12. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  13. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  14. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  15. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  16. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  17. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
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