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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. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  10. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  11. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  12. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  13. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  14. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  15. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  16. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  17. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  18. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
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