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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. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  13. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  14. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  15. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  16. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  17. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  18. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  19. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
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    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
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    Wizards of Once reading
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