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Favourite book
What are Alastair's favourite books?
  1. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  2. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  12. Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
    04:56
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
  13. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  14. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  15. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  16. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  17. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  18. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  19. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  20. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
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