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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. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  10. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  11. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  12. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  13. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  14. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  15. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  16. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  17. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  18. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
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