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Favourite book
What are Alastair's favourite books?
  1. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  2. Bendy, bendy toothbrush
    03:49
    Bendy, bendy toothbrush
  3. Book titles
    03:49
    Book titles
  4. Going through the old photos
    06:17
    Going through the old photos
  5. Hand on the bridge
    02:21
    Hand on the bridge
  6. If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
    02:29
    If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
  7. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  8. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  9. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  10. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  11. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  12. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  13. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  14. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  15. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  16. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
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