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Bendy, bendy toothbrush
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Michael Rosen performs his poem about a bendy, bendy toothbrush.
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    Bendy, bendy toothbrush
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  2. Book titles
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    Book titles
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  3. Going through the old photos
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    Going through the old photos
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  4. Hand on the bridge
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    Hand on the bridge
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  5. If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
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    If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
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  6. How do you come up with names for your characters?
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    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  7. Favourite Scots Words
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    Favourite Scots Words
  8. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  9. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  10. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  11. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  12. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  13. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  14. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  15. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
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