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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. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  10. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  11. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  12. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  13. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  14. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  15. What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
    01:13
    What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
  16. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  17. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  18. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
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