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The Egyptian Empire
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Absolutely everyone is involved as we go back in time to make mummies and build pyramids
  1. The Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
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  2. The British Empire
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    The British Empire
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  3. The World Wars
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    The World Wars
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  4. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
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    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
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  5. Sue's early influences
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    Sue's early influences
  6. Stories are people
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    Stories are people
  7. A sudden idea
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    A sudden idea
  8. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  9. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  10. Truth and Lies
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    Truth and Lies
  11. Dogs in space
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    Dogs in space
  12. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  13. The origins of 'Lads'
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    The origins of 'Lads'
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    Balloons!
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