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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. Horrid Henry's Monster Movie
    01:23
    Horrid Henry's Monster Movie
  3. A proof reading
    05:09
    A proof reading
  4. How Henry happened
    05:58
    How Henry happened
  5. Ideas for Henry's stories
    07:00
    Ideas for Henry's stories
  6. Not a Horrid Henry book
    02:16
    Not a Horrid Henry book
  7. Tips for budding writers
    03:41
    Tips for budding writers
  8. Q&A with Francesca Simon
    04:30
    Q&A with Francesca Simon
  9. More Q&A with Francesca Simon
    04:21
    More Q&A with Francesca Simon
  10. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  11. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  12. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  13. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  14. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  15. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  16. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  17. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  18. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  19. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
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