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Themes of books
Tom discusses why he focuses on feelings and emotions in his books.
  1. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  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. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  13. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  14. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  15. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  16. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  17. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  18. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  19. Draw Noi and his dad
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    Draw Noi and his dad
  20. Prez
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    Prez
  21. Question and Answer - Part 1
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    Question and Answer - Part 1
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