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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. Sue's presentation
    11:34
    Sue's presentation
  12. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  13. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  14. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  15. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  16. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  17. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  18. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  19. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  20. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
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