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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. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  10. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  11. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  12. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  13. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  14. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  15. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  16. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  17. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  18. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
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