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Gil's bug hospital
Gill talks about how she cared for sick animals and insects in her childhood days.
  1. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  2. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
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  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
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  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
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  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
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  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
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  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
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  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
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  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
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  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
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  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
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  12. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  13. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  14. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  15. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  16. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  17. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  18. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  19. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  20. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  21. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
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