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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. Two of David's novels
    05:49
    Two of David's novels
  3. The local library
    06:12
    The local library
  4. Imagination
    04:48
    Imagination
  5. The power of words
    05:31
    The power of words
  6. Starting as a writer
    03:55
    Starting as a writer
  7. Q&A with David Almond
    05:15
    Q&A with David Almond
  8. More Q&A with David Almond
    06:48
    More Q&A with David Almond
  9. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  10. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  11. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  12. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  13. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  14. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  15. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  16. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  17. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  18. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
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