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Writing Haikus
Brian explains how haikus work and challenges you to write your own!
  1. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  2. Move it
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    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
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    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
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    Slugs and Brain Pâté
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    A first science fiction novel
  11. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
    04:25
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
  12. Self-Defence
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    Self-Defence
  13. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  14. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  15. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  16. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  17. Meeting the Wolf Queen
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    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  18. Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
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