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A novel in verse
Dean tells us why he took the unusual step of writing his novel in verse.
  1. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  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. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  7. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
    04:25
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
  8. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  9. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  10. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  11. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  12. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  13. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  14. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  15. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
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