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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. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  10. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  11. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  12. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  13. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  14. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  15. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  16. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  17. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
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