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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. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  13. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  14. Remembering Kobe Bryant
    01:41
    Remembering Kobe Bryant
  15. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  16. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  17. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  18. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  19. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  20. McLean Primary eco projects
    02:44
    McLean Primary eco projects
  21. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
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