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Favourite book
What are Alastair's favourite books?
  1. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  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. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  12. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  13. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  14. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  15. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  16. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  17. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  18. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  19. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  20. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
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