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About Our Tower
Growing up in a tower block provided the inspiration for a magical storybook.
  1. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  2. The Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  7. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  8. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  9. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  10. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  11. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  12. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  13. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  14. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  15. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
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