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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. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  13. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  14. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  15. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  16. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  17. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  18. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  19. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  20. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  21. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
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