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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 does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
  9. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  10. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  11. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  12. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  13. Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
    05:38
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
  14. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  15. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  16. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  17. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
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