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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. Hopeless at maths!
    05:06
    Hopeless at maths!
  3. Writing stories
    04:44
    Writing stories
  4. Lily Alone
    04:23
    Lily Alone
  5. Hetty Feather
    09:05
    Hetty Feather
  6. The story of Tracy
    04:13
    The story of Tracy
  7. Q&A with Jacqueline Wilson
    04:44
    Q&A with Jacqueline Wilson
  8. More Q&A with Jacqueline Wilson
    06:28
    More Q&A with Jacqueline Wilson
  9. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  10. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  11. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  12. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  13. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  14. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  15. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
  16. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  17. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
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