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Bumble and Snug reading
An extract from Bumble and Snug and the Angry Pirates, read by Mark.
  1. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  2. Two of David's novels
    05:49
    Two of David's novels
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  3. The local library
    06:12
    The local library
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  4. Imagination
    04:48
    Imagination
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  5. The power of words
    05:31
    The power of words
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  6. Starting as a writer
    03:55
    Starting as a writer
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  7. Q&A with David Almond
    05:15
    Q&A with David Almond
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  8. More Q&A with David Almond
    06:48
    More Q&A with David Almond
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  9. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  10. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  11. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  12. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  13. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  14. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  15. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  16. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  17. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  18. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
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