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Ideas for books
Mia wants to know where Ross gets his ideas for writing books.
  1. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  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. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  13. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  14. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  15. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  16. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  17. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  18. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  19. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  20. McLean Primary eco projects
    02:44
    McLean Primary eco projects
  21. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
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    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
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