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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. Introducing Liz Pichon
    02:09
    Introducing Liz Pichon
  3. Tom Gates and his mates
    04:05
    Tom Gates and his mates
  4. Meet the Gates
    02:18
    Meet the Gates
  5. Through the keyhole
    01:18
    Through the keyhole
  6. Monster draw
    05:42
    Monster draw
  7. Reading
    03:48
    Reading
  8. Doodle with Liz
    09:19
    Doodle with Liz
  9. Questions
    06:13
    Questions
  10. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  11. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  12. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  13. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  14. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  15. Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
  16. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  17. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  18. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  19. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
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