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Orion Lost reading
Alastair reads a section of his new book Orion Lost
  1. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  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. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  10. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  11. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  12. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  13. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  14. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  15. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
    04:25
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
  16. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  17. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  18. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
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