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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. The Choosing
    03:14
    The Choosing
  3. From a Mouse
    04:19
    From a Mouse
  4. To a Mouse
    02:42
    To a Mouse
  5. Tam o' Shanter
    05:50
    Tam o' Shanter
  6. Q&A with Liz Lochhead
    06:10
    Q&A with Liz Lochhead
  7. More Q&A with Liz Lochhead
    06:56
    More Q&A with Liz Lochhead
  8. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  9. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  10. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  11. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  12. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  13. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  14. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  15. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  16. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  17. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
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