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The Choosing
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Liz Lochhead recites her poem 'The Choosing'.
  1. The Choosing
    03:14
    The Choosing
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  2. From a Mouse
    04:19
    From a Mouse
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  3. To a Mouse
    02:42
    To a Mouse
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  4. Tam o' Shanter
    05:50
    Tam o' Shanter
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  5. Q&A with Liz Lochhead
    06:10
    Q&A with Liz Lochhead
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  6. More Q&A with Liz Lochhead
    06:56
    More Q&A with Liz Lochhead
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  7. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  8. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  9. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  10. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  11. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  12. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  13. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  14. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  15. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  16. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
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