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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. Simon Cowell
    00:38
    Simon Cowell
  3. Raj
    01:15
    Raj
  4. Characters
    02:09
    Characters
  5. Finishing feelings
    01:20
    Finishing feelings
  6. School dinners
    00:54
    School dinners
  7. Thames
    01:04
    Thames
  8. Favourite book
    02:25
    Favourite book
  9. Next book
    01:00
    Next book
  10. Favourite author
    01:17
    Favourite author
  11. Gangsta Granny
    12:25
    Gangsta Granny
  12. Readers and writers
    06:47
    Readers and writers
  13. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  14. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  15. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  16. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  17. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  18. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  19. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  20. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  21. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  22. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
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