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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. Have a go!
    01:10
    Have a go!
  10. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  11. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  12. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  13. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  14. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  15. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  16. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  17. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  18. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
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