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  1. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  2. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  13. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  14. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  15. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  16. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  17. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
  18. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  19. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  20. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  21. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
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