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Room on the Broom in Scots
James Robertson reads his version of the Julia Donaldson classic in Scots.
  1. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  2. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  10. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  11. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  12. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  13. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
  14. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  15. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  16. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  17. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  18. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
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