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Characters
Both authors agree that characters in their books can take on a life of their own
  1. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  2. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. Drawing Fruit and Veg
    04:16
    Drawing Fruit and Veg
  13. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  14. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  15. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  16. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  17. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
  18. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  19. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  20. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  21. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
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