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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.
  1. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  2. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  4. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
  5. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  6. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  7. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  8. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  13. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  14. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  15. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  16. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  17. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  18. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  19. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  20. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  21. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  22. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
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