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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. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  12. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  13. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  14. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  15. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  16. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  17. Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
    08:13
    Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
  18. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  19. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  20. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
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