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Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
James tells us why he thinks there’s such enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic in schools.
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    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  2. The Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
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  3. The British Empire
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    The British Empire
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  4. The World Wars
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    The World Wars
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  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
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  6. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  7. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  8. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
  9. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  10. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  11. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  12. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  13. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
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    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
  15. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
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