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Persistence
Think about giving up on your dream? Sometimes it's good to be persistent.
  1. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  2. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  10. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  11. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  12. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  13. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  14. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  15. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  16. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  17. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  18. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
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