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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. Simon Cowell
    00:38
    Simon Cowell
  3. Raj
    01:15
    Raj
  4. Characters
    02:09
    Characters
  5. Finishing feelings
    01:20
    Finishing feelings
  6. School dinners
    00:54
    School dinners
  7. Thames
    01:04
    Thames
  8. Favourite book
    02:25
    Favourite book
  9. Next book
    01:00
    Next book
  10. Favourite author
    01:17
    Favourite author
  11. Gangsta Granny
    12:25
    Gangsta Granny
  12. Readers and writers
    06:47
    Readers and writers
  13. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  14. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  15. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  16. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  17. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  18. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  19. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  20. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  21. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
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