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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. Early Years
    03:15
    Early Years
  3. Growing Older With a Moustache
    03:24
    Growing Older With a Moustache
  4. My Superheroes
    04:35
    My Superheroes
  5. My Superpowers
    04:22
    My Superpowers
  6. Quick Quack Quentin
    06:04
    Quick Quack Quentin
  7. Stealing A's
    02:16
    Stealing A's
  8. Oi Frog!
    06:21
    Oi Frog!
  9. Alternative Ending
    03:46
    Alternative Ending
  10. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  11. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  12. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  13. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  14. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  15. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  16. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  17. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  18. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  19. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
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