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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. Beat the Calculator
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    Beat the Calculator
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  9. Q&A with Kjartan Poskitt
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  10. Questions from schools
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  11. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
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  13. A novel in verse
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  14. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
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  17. Self-Defence
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