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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 from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  9. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  10. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  11. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  12. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  13. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  14. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  15. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  16. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  17. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
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