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Books and confidence
Can books and television help young people to come out?
  1. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  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. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  10. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  11. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  12. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  13. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  14. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  15. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  16. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  17. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  18. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
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