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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. 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. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  11. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  12. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  13. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  14. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  15. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  16. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
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    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
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