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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. Two of David's novels
    05:49
    Two of David's novels
  3. The local library
    06:12
    The local library
  4. Imagination
    04:48
    Imagination
  5. The power of words
    05:31
    The power of words
  6. Starting as a writer
    03:55
    Starting as a writer
  7. Q&A with David Almond
    05:15
    Q&A with David Almond
  8. More Q&A with David Almond
    06:48
    More Q&A with David Almond
  9. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  10. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
  11. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  12. School days
    03:57
    School days
  13. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  14. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  15. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  16. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  17. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  18. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
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