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Sav on the process of getting "picked" for work.
  1. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  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. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  10. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  11. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  12. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  13. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  14. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  15. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
  16. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  17. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  18. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
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