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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. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  13. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  14. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  15. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  16. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  17. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  18. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  19. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  20. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
  21. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
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