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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. 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. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  10. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  11. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  12. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  13. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  14. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  15. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  16. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  17. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  18. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
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