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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. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  12. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  13. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  14. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  15. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  16. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  17. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  18. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  19. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  20. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
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