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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. 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. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  10. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  11. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  12. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  13. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  14. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  15. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  16. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  17. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  18. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
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