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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. Beat the Calculator
    02:54
    Beat the Calculator
  3. 1089
    06:56
    1089
  4. Perfect pentagon
    04:14
    Perfect pentagon
  5. Fabulous flexagon
    02:05
    Fabulous flexagon
  6. Making Cubes
    05:26
    Making Cubes
  7. Prime number pizza
    04:24
    Prime number pizza
  8. Numerical masterclass
    03:20
    Numerical masterclass
  9. Q&A with Kjartan Poskitt
    05:19
    Q&A with Kjartan Poskitt
  10. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  11. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  12. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  13. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  14. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  15. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  16. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  17. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  18. Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
    04:56
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
  19. Authors Live with Ross Sayers
    31:15
    Authors Live with Ross Sayers
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