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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. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  10. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  11. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  12. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  13. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  14. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  15. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  16. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  17. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  18. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
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