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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
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  9. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  10. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  11. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  12. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  13. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  14. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  15. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  16. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  17. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
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