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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. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  10. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  11. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  12. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  13. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  14. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  15. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  16. Rachel’s books and inspirations
    06:29
    Rachel’s books and inspirations
  17. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  18. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
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