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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. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  12. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  13. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  14. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  15. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  16. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  17. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  18. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  19. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  20. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
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