Close menu
BBC Scotland
Authors Live

Audio & Video

You must enable JavaScript to play content
Stories and puzzles
Alastair talks about how he first got into writing books
  1. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  12. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  13. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  14. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  15. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  16. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  17. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  18. Sue's presentation
    11:34
    Sue's presentation
  19. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  20. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
    21. Now playing
    Up next