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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. Two of David's novels
    05:49
    Two of David's novels
  3. The local library
    06:12
    The local library
  4. Imagination
    04:48
    Imagination
  5. The power of words
    05:31
    The power of words
  6. Starting as a writer
    03:55
    Starting as a writer
  7. Q&A with David Almond
    05:15
    Q&A with David Almond
  8. More Q&A with David Almond
    06:48
    More Q&A with David Almond
  9. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  10. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  11. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  12. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
  13. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  14. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  15. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  16. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  17. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  18. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
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