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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. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  13. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  14. Drawing Fruit and Veg
    04:16
    Drawing Fruit and Veg
  15. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  16. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  17. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  18. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  19. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  20. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  21. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
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