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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. The Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  7. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  8. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  9. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  12. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  13. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  14. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  15. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
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