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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. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  10. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  11. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  12. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  13. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  14. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  15. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  16. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  17. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  18. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
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