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School days and writing
Janice chats to Brian about growing up in Coatbridge and how he began writing.
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    07:07
    School days and writing
  2. Scots
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    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
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  4. Minging!
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  6. The right words
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  7. Quentin Blake
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  8. A reading in Scots
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  9. Questions
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  10. More questions
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  11. Even more questions
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  13. Questions from schools
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  19. Questions from schools
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