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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. Who likes stories?
    02:48
    Who likes stories?
  3. Talking in class
    01:47
    Talking in class
  4. Actor Vivian
    03:05
    Actor Vivian
  5. Writing a story down
    02:42
    Writing a story down
  6. Story build (part 1)
    04:03
    Story build (part 1)
  7. Story build (part 2)
    06:21
    Story build (part 2)
  8. Vivian talks titles
    01:18
    Vivian talks titles
  9. Alfie Onion
    08:13
    Alfie Onion
  10. Questions for Vivian
    03:32
    Questions for Vivian
  11. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  12. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  13. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  14. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  15. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  16. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  17. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  18. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  19. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  20. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
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