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Questions from West Calder High School
Pupils from West Calder High School in West Lothian put their questions to Alan.
  1. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  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. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  10. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  11. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  12. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  13. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  14. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  15. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  16. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  17. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  18. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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