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Writing historical fiction
How do you write about people who lived long ago?
  1. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  2. The Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  7. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  8. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  9. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  10. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  11. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  12. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  13. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
  14. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
  15. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
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