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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. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  10. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  11. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  12. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  13. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  14. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  15. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  16. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  17. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  18. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
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