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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. Who likes stories?
    02:48
    Who likes stories?
  3. Talking in class
    01:47
    Talking in class
  4. Actor Vivian
    03:05
    Actor Vivian
  5. Writing a story down
    02:42
    Writing a story down
  6. Story build (part 1)
    04:03
    Story build (part 1)
  7. Story build (part 2)
    06:21
    Story build (part 2)
  8. Vivian talks titles
    01:18
    Vivian talks titles
  9. Alfie Onion
    08:13
    Alfie Onion
  10. Questions for Vivian
    03:32
    Questions for Vivian
  11. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  12. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  13. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  14. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  15. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  16. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  17. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  18. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  19. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  20. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
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