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Alastair’s influences
Alastair discusses the books and authors that inspired him
  1. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  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. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  14. McLean Primary eco projects
    02:44
    McLean Primary eco projects
  15. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  16. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  17. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  18. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  19. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  20. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  21. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  22. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
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