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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. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  10. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  11. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  12. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  13. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  14. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  15. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  16. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  17. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  18. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
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