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About Our Tower
Growing up in a tower block provided the inspiration for a magical storybook.
  1. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  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. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  13. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  14. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  15. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  16. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  17. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  18. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  19. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  20. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  21. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
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