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A question from Blake
Blake wants to know who our authors favourite childhood authors are
  1. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  2. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  10. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  11. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  12. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  13. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  14. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  15. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  16. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  17. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  18. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
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