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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. 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. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  12. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  13. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  14. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  15. McLean Primary eco projects
    02:44
    McLean Primary eco projects
  16. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  17. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  18. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
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