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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. Early Years
    03:15
    Early Years
  3. Growing Older With a Moustache
    03:24
    Growing Older With a Moustache
  4. My Superheroes
    04:35
    My Superheroes
  5. My Superpowers
    04:22
    My Superpowers
  6. Quick Quack Quentin
    06:04
    Quick Quack Quentin
  7. Stealing A's
    02:16
    Stealing A's
  8. Oi Frog!
    06:21
    Oi Frog!
  9. Alternative Ending
    03:46
    Alternative Ending
  10. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  11. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  12. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  13. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  14. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  15. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  16. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  17. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  18. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  19. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
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