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Stories are people
Alastair talks about how he loves stories about people
  1. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  2. The Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  7. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  8. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
  9. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  10. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  11. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  12. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  13. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  14. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  15. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
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