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Questions from West Calder High School
Pupils from West Calder High School in West Lothian put their questions to Alan.
  1. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  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. Drawing Fruit and Veg
    04:16
    Drawing Fruit and Veg
  10. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  11. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  12. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  13. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  14. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  15. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  16. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  17. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  18. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
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