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Into a dark cave
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Marcus explores the reasons why some stories survive for ever
  1. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  9. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  10. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  11. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  12. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  13. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  14. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  15. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  16. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  17. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  18. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  19. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
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