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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. Early Years
    03:15
    Early Years
  3. Growing Older With a Moustache
    03:24
    Growing Older With a Moustache
  4. My Superheroes
    04:35
    My Superheroes
  5. My Superpowers
    04:22
    My Superpowers
  6. Quick Quack Quentin
    06:04
    Quick Quack Quentin
  7. Stealing A's
    02:16
    Stealing A's
  8. Oi Frog!
    06:21
    Oi Frog!
  9. Alternative Ending
    03:46
    Alternative Ending
  10. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  11. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  12. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  13. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  14. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  15. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  16. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  17. Have a go!
    01:10
    Have a go!
  18. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  19. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
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