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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
    02:40
    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
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. How Catherine works
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    How Catherine works
  13. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  14. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  15. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
  16. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  17. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  18. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  19. A reading from Elizabeth
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    A reading from Elizabeth
  20. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
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