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Cardboard Cowboys reading
Brian reads from the opening chapter of Cardboard Cowboys.
  1. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  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. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  12. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  13. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  14. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  15. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  16. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  17. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  18. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  19. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  20. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
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