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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. The Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  7. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  8. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  9. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  10. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  11. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  12. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  13. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  14. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  15. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
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