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Characters
Both authors agree that characters in their books can take on a life of their own
  1. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  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. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  13. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  14. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  15. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  16. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  17. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  18. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  19. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  20. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  21. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
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