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About Our Tower
Growing up in a tower block provided the inspiration for a magical storybook.
  1. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  2. Family matters
    03:43
    Family matters
  3. Tips for budding authors
    02:37
    Tips for budding authors
  4. Man reads out loud!
    07:10
    Man reads out loud!
  5. Pause for thought
    04:47
    Pause for thought
  6. Hamish and the Never People
    06:03
    Hamish and the Never People
  7. Question me silly!
    09:48
    Question me silly!
  8. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  9. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  10. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  11. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  12. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  13. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  14. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  15. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  16. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  17. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
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