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Writing historical fiction
How do you write about people who lived long ago?
  1. Writing historical fiction
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    Writing historical fiction
  2. Move it
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    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
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    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
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    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
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    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
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    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
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    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Keep going!
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    Keep going!
  10. Crackledawn
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    Crackledawn
  11. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  12. Chocolate Cake
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    Chocolate Cake
  13. What are you favourite things about books?
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    What are you favourite things about books?
  14. Self-Defence
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    Self-Defence
  15. Reading from The Boxer
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    Reading from The Boxer
  16. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
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    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  17. How did you learn to draw?
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    How did you learn to draw?
  18. Brian’s writing and favourite books
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    Brian’s writing and favourite books
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