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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. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  12. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  13. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  14. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  15. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  16. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  17. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  18. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  19. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  20. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
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