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How James got started
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James's early days of drawing and painting at school to the production of his first book.
  1. How James got started
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    How James got started
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  2. Introducing James
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    Introducing James
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  3. A pirate picture story
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    A pirate picture story
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  4. Picturing Nessie
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    Picturing Nessie
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  5. Q&A with James Mayhew
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    Q&A with James Mayhew
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  6. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  7. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  8. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  9. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  10. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  11. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  12. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  13. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  14. A Dog with Nice Ears
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    A Dog with Nice Ears
  15. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
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