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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. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  9. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  10. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  11. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  12. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  13. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  14. What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
    01:13
    What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
  15. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  16. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  17. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
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