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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?
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    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
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    100 Words on Friendship
  12. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  13. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  14. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  15. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  16. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  17. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  18. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  19. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  20. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
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