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Questions from the audience
Patience answers some questions from the pupils in the studio and in schools.
  1. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  2. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  6. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  9. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  15. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  16. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  17. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  18. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  19. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  20. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  21. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  22. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  23. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
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