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The main characters
Jenny introduces the main characters in the book.
  1. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  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. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  7. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  8. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  9. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  10. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  11. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  12. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  13. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  14. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  15. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
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