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Favourite book
What are Alastair's favourite books?
  1. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  2. The Choosing
    03:14
    The Choosing
  3. From a Mouse
    04:19
    From a Mouse
  4. To a Mouse
    02:42
    To a Mouse
  5. Tam o' Shanter
    05:50
    Tam o' Shanter
  6. Q&A with Liz Lochhead
    06:10
    Q&A with Liz Lochhead
  7. More Q&A with Liz Lochhead
    06:56
    More Q&A with Liz Lochhead
  8. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  9. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  10. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  11. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  12. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  13. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  14. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  15. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  16. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  17. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
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