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Questions from West Calder High School
Pupils from West Calder High School in West Lothian put their questions to Alan.
  1. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  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. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  14. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  15. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  16. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  17. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  18. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  19. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  20. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  21. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  22. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
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