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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. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  13. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  14. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  15. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  16. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  17. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  18. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  19. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  20. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  21. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
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