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Themes of books
Tom discusses why he focuses on feelings and emotions in his books.
  1. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  2. The Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  7. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  8. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  9. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  10. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  11. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  12. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  13. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  14. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  15. It Does Matter
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    It Does Matter
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