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The Choosing
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Liz Lochhead recites her poem 'The Choosing'.
  1. The Choosing
    03:14
    The Choosing
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  2. From a Mouse
    04:19
    From a Mouse
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  3. To a Mouse
    02:42
    To a Mouse
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  4. Tam o' Shanter
    05:50
    Tam o' Shanter
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  5. Q&A with Liz Lochhead
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    Q&A with Liz Lochhead
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  6. More Q&A with Liz Lochhead
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  7. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
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    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  8. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  9. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  10. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  11. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  12. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  13. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  14. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  15. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  16. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
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