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Writing historical fiction
How do you write about people who lived long ago?
  1. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  2. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  10. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  11. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  12. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  13. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  14. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  15. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  16. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  17. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  18. Bumble and Snug reading
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    Bumble and Snug reading
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