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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. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  9. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  10. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  11. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  12. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  13. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  14. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  15. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  16. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  17. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
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