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	Scottish Short Stories: Ian Rankin - 'A Deep Hole' Duration: 06:25 Discussion with the author highlighting the ability of short stories to be made into good film scripts.	murder, scottish, short story, Rankin, author, writing, fiction, black humour, macabre, english, genre

	Scottish Short Stories : Brian McCabe - 'The Face' Duration: 05:20 A mix of dramatisation and interview explores this Brian McCabe story of a father and son relationship set against a coal mining backdrop.	Scottish, short story, childhood, mine, coal, English, ghost story, fiction

	Scottish Short Stories : Anne Donovan - 'All That Glisters' Duration: 05:56 Through dramatisation and interview, the story of a girl's relationship with her dying father is explored.	childhood, Scottish, short story, symbolism, death, asbestos, English, fiction

	Telling a story through music - strings Duration: 00:03:10 Children learn how to tell a story through music, focusing on how to play a string instrument using the story of Petrushka by Stravinsky as an example.	instruments, orchestra, strings, story, Stravinsky, Petrushka, violin, viola, cello, double bass, bowed, plucked, bouncing

	'T' Words with a Terrible Terrible Tiger Duration: 1:15 A short story about a terrible, terrible tiger, using 't' words.	Phase 2, words, 't', phonological awareness, phonics, phoneme

	Atmospheric Writing (pt 4/6) Duration: 01:39 A young writer, Danny, gets some help as he tries to bring his characters to life.	story, story writing, atmosphere, author, famous authors, Michael Morpurgo, story telling, science fiction, character description

	Jesus recruits disciples Duration: 02:18 Jesus recruits disciples, fishermen fishing on the Sea of Galilee.	Jesus, Nazareth, Jesus Story, disciples, Sea of Galilee, fisherman

	A fictional short story writing workshop using different genres for inspiration Duration: 02:09 A story workshop can be a great and entertaining way of encouraging young people to write fiction, especially when they are given suggested characters, genres and memories to weave into their work.	Howtowrite, creative writing, narrative fiction, story telling, story workshop, literary genres, memory, writing about holidays

	Malorie Blackman’s Tips for Story Writing Duration: 02:19 Children interview author Malorie Blackman about her techniques and tips for writing a good story.	story, writing, Malorie Blackman, author, interview, tension, suspense, subtitled

	Telling a story through music - woodwind Duration: 04:33 Children learn how to tell a story through music, focusing on the use of woodwind.	instruments, orchestra, woodwind, story, Stravinsky, Petrushka, clarinet, oboe, flute, bassoon, piccolo

	The Sun and the Wind (English) Duration: 05:28 Who is stronger – the wind or the sun?	fable, Aesop, Aesop's fables, sun, wind, short story, modern retelling, adaptation, beginning, middle, end, Telling Tales, Telling Tales English version, subtitled

	Scottish Short Stories: Bernard MacLaverty - 'A Time to Dance' Duration: 06:21 Through dramatisation and interview, the Bernard MacLaverty story of a mother and son relationship is explored	Scottish, short story, fiction, childhood, sight, duality

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