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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. Introducing James
    01:39
    Introducing James
  3. How James got started
    03:33
    How James got started
  4. A pirate picture story
    10:15
    A pirate picture story
  5. Picturing Nessie
    04:01
    Picturing Nessie
  6. Q&A with James Mayhew
    11:26
    Q&A with James Mayhew
  7. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  8. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  9. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  10. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  11. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  12. Lauren reads
    04:58
    Lauren reads
  13. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  14. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  15. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  16. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
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