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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. Introducing James
    01:39
    Introducing James
  3. How James got started
    03:33
    How James got started
  4. A pirate picture story
    10:15
    A pirate picture story
  5. Picturing Nessie
    04:01
    Picturing Nessie
  6. Q&A with James Mayhew
    11:26
    Q&A with James Mayhew
  7. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  8. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  9. How to draw emotions
    04:34
    How to draw emotions
  10. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  11. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  12. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  13. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  14. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  15. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  16. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
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