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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. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  12. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  13. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  14. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  15. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  16. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  17. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  18. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  19. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  20. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
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