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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. How to be a writer
    02:37
    How to be a writer
  3. Michael Morpurgo's secret
    03:21
    Michael Morpurgo's secret
  4. Sketch it out!
    02:37
    Sketch it out!
  5. Everything is cool!
    04:22
    Everything is cool!
  6. The Elephant in the Garden
    09:18
    The Elephant in the Garden
  7. Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    07:16
    Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  8. More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    08:33
    More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  9. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  10. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  11. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  12. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  13. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  14. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  15. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  16. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  17. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  18. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
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