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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. The Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  7. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  8. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  9. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  10. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  11. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  12. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  13. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  14. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  15. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
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