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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. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  9. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  10. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  11. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  12. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  13. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  14. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  15. Studio questions
    03:22
    Studio questions
  16. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  17. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
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