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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. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  9. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  10. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  11. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  12. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  13. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  14. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  15. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  16. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
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    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
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