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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. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
  12. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  13. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  14. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  15. Relationship Counsellor
    02:45
    Relationship Counsellor
  16. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  17. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  18. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  19. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
  20. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
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