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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. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  9. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  10. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  11. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  12. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  13. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  14. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  15. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  16. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  17. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
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