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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. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  7. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  8. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  9. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  10. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  11. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  12. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  13. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  14. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
  15. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
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