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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. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  10. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  11. Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
  12. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  13. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  14. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  15. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
  16. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  17. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  18. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
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