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Books and confidence
Can books and television help young people to come out?
  1. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  2. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  10. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  11. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  12. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  13. Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
    04:56
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
  14. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  15. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  16. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  17. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  18. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
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