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Favourite book
What are Alastair's favourite books?
  1. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  2. Introducing James
    01:39
    Introducing James
  3. How James got started
    03:33
    How James got started
  4. A pirate picture story
    10:15
    A pirate picture story
  5. Picturing Nessie
    04:01
    Picturing Nessie
  6. Q&A with James Mayhew
    11:26
    Q&A with James Mayhew
  7. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
    04:07
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
  8. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  9. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  10. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  11. 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?
  12. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  13. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  14. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  15. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  16. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
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