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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. What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
    01:13
    What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
  10. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  11. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  12. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  13. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  14. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  15. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  16. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  17. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  18. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
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