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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. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  13. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  14. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  15. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  16. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  17. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  18. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  19. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
  20. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  21. Studio questions
    03:22
    Studio questions
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