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Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
James tells us why he thinks there’s such enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic in schools.
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    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
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    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
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    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
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    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
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    The noise!
  6. The space
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    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
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    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
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    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
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  10. What's Sputnik up to?
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    What's Sputnik up to?
  11. Brian’s writing and favourite books
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    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  12. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  13. A novel in verse
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    A novel in verse
  14. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  15. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  16. Our Tower reading
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    Our Tower reading
  17. Writing – when why how?
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