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School days and writing
Janice chats to Brian about growing up in Coatbridge and how he began writing.
  1. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  2. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
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    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
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    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
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    More questions
  11. Even more questions
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    Even more questions
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    Truth and Lies
  13. How to draw emotions
    04:34
    How to draw emotions
  14. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  15. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  16. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  17. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  18. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  19. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  20. Don't Kvetch
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    Don't Kvetch
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