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Gil's bug hospital
Gill talks about how she cared for sick animals and insects in her childhood days.
  1. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  12. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  13. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  14. 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?
  15. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  16. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  17. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  18. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  19. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  20. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
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