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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. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  10. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  11. Authors Live with Holly Bourne
    34:04
    Authors Live with Holly Bourne
  12. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  13. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  14. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  15. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  16. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  17. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  18. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
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