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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. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  13. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
  14. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
  15. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  16. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  17. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  18. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  19. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  20. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  21. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
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