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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. The Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  7. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  8. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  9. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  10. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  11. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  12. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  13. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  14. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  15. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
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