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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. Children’s Laureate
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    Children’s Laureate
  9. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
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    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
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    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  12. My Heart
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    My Heart
  13. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  14. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  15. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
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    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  16. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
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