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Cuiken Primary film
Cuiken Primary pupils take us through the amazing comic characters which they’ve created.
  1. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  2. Introducing James
    01:39
    Introducing James
  3. How James got started
    03:33
    How James got started
  4. A pirate picture story
    10:15
    A pirate picture story
  5. Picturing Nessie
    04:01
    Picturing Nessie
  6. Q&A with James Mayhew
    11:26
    Q&A with James Mayhew
  7. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  8. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  9. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  10. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  11. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  12. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  13. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  14. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  15. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  16. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
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