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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. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  9. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  10. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  11. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  12. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  13. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  14. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  15. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  16. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  17. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
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