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Questions from Linlithgow Academy
Alan responds to questions from the pupils of Linlithgow Academy.
  1. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  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. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  10. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  11. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  12. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  13. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  14. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  15. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  16. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  17. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  18. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
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