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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. The Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  7. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  8. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  9. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  10. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  11. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  12. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  13. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  14. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  15. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
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