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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. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  10. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  11. Rachel’s books and inspirations
    06:29
    Rachel’s books and inspirations
  12. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  13. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  14. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
    04:25
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
  15. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  16. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  17. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  18. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
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