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Favourite book
What are Alastair's favourite books?
  1. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  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. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  13. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  14. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  15. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  16. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  17. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  18. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  19. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  20. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  21. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
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