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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. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  10. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  11. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  12. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  13. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  14. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  15. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  16. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  17. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  18. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
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