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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. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  10. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  11. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  12. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  13. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  14. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  15. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  16. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  17. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  18. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
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