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Orion Lost reading
Alastair reads a section of his new book Orion Lost
  1. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  2. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  12. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  13. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  14. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  15. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  16. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  17. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  18. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  19. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  20. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
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