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Stories and puzzles
Alastair talks about how he first got into writing books
  1. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  2. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  13. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  14. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
  15. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  16. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
  17. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  18. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  19. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  20. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  21. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
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