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About Our Tower
Growing up in a tower block provided the inspiration for a magical storybook.
  1. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  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. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  13. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  14. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  15. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  16. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  17. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  18. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  19. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  20. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  21. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
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