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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. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  9. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  10. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
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    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  12. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  13. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  14. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  15. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
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    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
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