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Writing Haikus
Brian explains how haikus work and challenges you to write your own!
  1. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  2. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  4. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
  5. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  6. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  7. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  8. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  13. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  14. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  15. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  16. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  17. Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
    08:13
    Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
  18. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  19. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  20. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  21. Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
    05:38
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
  22. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
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