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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. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  9. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  10. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  11. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  12. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  13. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  14. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  15. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  16. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  17. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
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