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Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
Catriona and James explain why language is all about who we are.
  1. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  2. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  10. Have a go!
    01:10
    Have a go!
  11. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  12. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  13. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  14. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  15. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  16. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  17. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  18. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
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