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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. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  13. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  14. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  15. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  16. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  17. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  18. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  19. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  20. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  21. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
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