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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. Mairi Hedderwick chats with Janice Forsyth
    08:03
    Mairi Hedderwick chats with Janice Forsyth
  3. Katie Morag and Cbeebies
    06:17
    Katie Morag and Cbeebies
  4. Ideas for stories
    02:10
    Ideas for stories
  5. The story of Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted
    13:05
    The story of Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted
  6. Questions from the audience
    06:23
    Questions from the audience
  7. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  8. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  9. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  10. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  11. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  12. Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
    02:48
    Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
  13. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  14. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  15. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  16. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
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