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Questions from West Calder High School
Pupils from West Calder High School in West Lothian put their questions to Alan.
  1. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  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. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  10. Lauren reads
    04:58
    Lauren reads
  11. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  12. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  13. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  14. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  15. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  16. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  17. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  18. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
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