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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. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  12. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  13. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  14. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  15. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  16. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  17. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  18. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  19. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  20. Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
    02:48
    Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
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