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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
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    A reading from Elizabeth
  9. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  10. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  11. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
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    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  12. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  13. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  14. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  15. Where monsters come from
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    Where monsters come from
  16. Hercules Song
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    Hercules Song
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    Drawing Bugbops
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