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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. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  10. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  11. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  12. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  13. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  14. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  15. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  16. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  17. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  18. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
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