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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. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  13. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  14. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  15. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  16. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  17. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  18. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  19. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  20. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  21. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
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