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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. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  9. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  10. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  11. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  12. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  13. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  14. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
  15. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  16. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  17. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
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