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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. Beat the Calculator
    02:54
    Beat the Calculator
  3. 1089
    06:56
    1089
  4. Perfect pentagon
    04:14
    Perfect pentagon
  5. Fabulous flexagon
    02:05
    Fabulous flexagon
  6. Making Cubes
    05:26
    Making Cubes
  7. Prime number pizza
    04:24
    Prime number pizza
  8. Numerical masterclass
    03:20
    Numerical masterclass
  9. Q&A with Kjartan Poskitt
    05:19
    Q&A with Kjartan Poskitt
  10. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  11. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  12. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  13. Rachel’s books and inspirations
    06:29
    Rachel’s books and inspirations
  14. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  15. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  16. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  17. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  18. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  19. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
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