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Room on the Broom in Scots
James Robertson reads his version of the Julia Donaldson classic in Scots.
  1. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  2. Who are you really?
    01:06
    Who are you really?
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  3. Darren Shan reads from Zom-B Underground
    07:50
    Darren Shan reads from Zom-B Underground
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  4. A picky question about zombies
    01:15
    A picky question about zombies
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  5. What about Dad?
    02:22
    What about Dad?
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  6. A dark question about the night
    01:01
    A dark question about the night
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  7. Books into film
    01:23
    Books into film
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  8. How about a Zombie rising?
    01:00
    How about a Zombie rising?
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  9. A question of influence
    01:07
    A question of influence
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  10. Darren Shan reads the prologue from ZOM-B
    08:36
    Darren Shan reads the prologue from ZOM-B
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  11. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  12. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  13. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  14. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  15. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  16. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  17. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  18. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  19. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  20. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
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