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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. Introducing Liz Pichon
    02:09
    Introducing Liz Pichon
  3. Tom Gates and his mates
    04:05
    Tom Gates and his mates
  4. Meet the Gates
    02:18
    Meet the Gates
  5. Through the keyhole
    01:18
    Through the keyhole
  6. Monster draw
    05:42
    Monster draw
  7. Reading
    03:48
    Reading
  8. Doodle with Liz
    09:19
    Doodle with Liz
  9. Questions
    06:13
    Questions
  10. School days
    03:57
    School days
  11. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  12. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  13. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  14. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  15. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  16. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  17. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  18. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  19. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
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