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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. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  10. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
  11. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  12. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  13. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  14. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  15. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  16. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  17. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  18. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
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