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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. How to be a writer
    02:37
    How to be a writer
  3. Michael Morpurgo's secret
    03:21
    Michael Morpurgo's secret
  4. Sketch it out!
    02:37
    Sketch it out!
  5. Everything is cool!
    04:22
    Everything is cool!
  6. The Elephant in the Garden
    09:18
    The Elephant in the Garden
  7. Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    07:16
    Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  8. More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    08:33
    More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  9. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  10. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  11. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  12. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  13. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  14. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  15. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  16. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  17. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  18. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
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