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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. Introducing James
    01:39
    Introducing James
  3. How James got started
    03:33
    How James got started
  4. A pirate picture story
    10:15
    A pirate picture story
  5. Picturing Nessie
    04:01
    Picturing Nessie
  6. Q&A with James Mayhew
    11:26
    Q&A with James Mayhew
  7. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  8. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  9. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  10. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  11. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  12. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  13. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  14. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  15. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  16. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
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