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Cardboard Cowboys reading
Brian reads from the opening chapter of Cardboard Cowboys.
  1. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  12. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  13. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  14. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  15. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  16. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  17. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  18. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  19. Relationship Counsellor
    02:45
    Relationship Counsellor
  20. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
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