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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. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  10. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  11. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  12. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  13. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  14. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  15. Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
    04:56
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
  16. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  17. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  18. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
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