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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. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  13. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  14. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  15. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  16. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  17. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  18. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  19. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  20. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  21. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
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