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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. Beat the Calculator
    02:54
    Beat the Calculator
  3. 1089
    06:56
    1089
  4. Perfect pentagon
    04:14
    Perfect pentagon
  5. Fabulous flexagon
    02:05
    Fabulous flexagon
  6. Making Cubes
    05:26
    Making Cubes
  7. Prime number pizza
    04:24
    Prime number pizza
  8. Numerical masterclass
    03:20
    Numerical masterclass
  9. Q&A with Kjartan Poskitt
    05:19
    Q&A with Kjartan Poskitt
  10. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  11. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  12. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  13. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  14. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  15. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  16. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  17. McLean Primary eco projects
    02:44
    McLean Primary eco projects
  18. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  19. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
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