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Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
Catriona and James explain why language is all about who we are.
  1. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  12. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  13. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  14. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  15. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  16. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  17. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  18. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  19. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  20. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
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