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About Our Tower
Growing up in a tower block provided the inspiration for a magical storybook.
  1. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  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. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  7. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  8. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  9. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  10. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  11. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  12. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  13. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  14. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  15. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
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