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Reading of The River
Tom reads his latest book, The River.
  1. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  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. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  13. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  14. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  15. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  16. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  17. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  18. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  19. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  20. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  21. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
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