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Stories are people
Alastair talks about how he loves stories about people
  1. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  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. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  12. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  13. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  14. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  15. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  16. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  17. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
  18. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  19. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  20. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
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