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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. Simon Cowell
    00:38
    Simon Cowell
  3. Raj
    01:15
    Raj
  4. Characters
    02:09
    Characters
  5. Finishing feelings
    01:20
    Finishing feelings
  6. School dinners
    00:54
    School dinners
  7. Thames
    01:04
    Thames
  8. Favourite book
    02:25
    Favourite book
  9. Next book
    01:00
    Next book
  10. Favourite author
    01:17
    Favourite author
  11. Gangsta Granny
    12:25
    Gangsta Granny
  12. Readers and writers
    06:47
    Readers and writers
  13. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  14. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  15. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  16. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  17. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  18. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  19. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  20. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  21. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  22. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
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