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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. Who are you really?
    01:06
    Who are you really?
  3. Darren Shan reads from Zom-B Underground
    07:50
    Darren Shan reads from Zom-B Underground
  4. A picky question about zombies
    01:15
    A picky question about zombies
  5. What about Dad?
    02:22
    What about Dad?
  6. A dark question about the night
    01:01
    A dark question about the night
  7. Books into film
    01:23
    Books into film
  8. How about a Zombie rising?
    01:00
    How about a Zombie rising?
  9. A question of influence
    01:07
    A question of influence
  10. Darren Shan reads the prologue from ZOM-B
    08:36
    Darren Shan reads the prologue from ZOM-B
  11. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  12. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  13. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  14. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  15. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  16. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  17. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  18. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  19. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  20. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
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