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The story rollercoaster
Why is a good story like a rollercoaster?
  1. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  2. Bendy, bendy toothbrush
    03:49
    Bendy, bendy toothbrush
  3. Book titles
    03:49
    Book titles
  4. Going through the old photos
    06:17
    Going through the old photos
  5. Hand on the bridge
    02:21
    Hand on the bridge
  6. If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
    02:29
    If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
  7. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  8. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  9. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  10. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  11. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  12. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  13. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  14. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  15. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  16. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
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