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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. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  10. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  11. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  12. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  13. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  14. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  15. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  16. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  17. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  18. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
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