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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. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  12. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  13. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  14. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  15. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  16. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  17. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  18. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  19. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  20. School days
    03:57
    School days
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