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Favourite book
What are Alastair's favourite books?
  1. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  12. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  13. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  14. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  15. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  16. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  17. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  18. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  19. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
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