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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. How to be a writer
    02:37
    How to be a writer
  3. Michael Morpurgo's secret
    03:21
    Michael Morpurgo's secret
  4. Sketch it out!
    02:37
    Sketch it out!
  5. Everything is cool!
    04:22
    Everything is cool!
  6. The Elephant in the Garden
    09:18
    The Elephant in the Garden
  7. Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    07:16
    Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  8. More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    08:33
    More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  9. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  10. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  11. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  12. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  13. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  14. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  15. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  16. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  17. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  18. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
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