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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. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  10. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  11. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  12. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  13. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  14. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  15. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  16. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  17. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  18. Lauren reads
    04:58
    Lauren reads
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