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Favourite book
What are Alastair's favourite books?
  1. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  2. The Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  7. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  8. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  9. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  10. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  11. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  12. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  13. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  14. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  15. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
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