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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.
  1. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  2. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  10. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  11. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  12. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  13. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  14. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  15. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  16. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  17. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  18. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
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