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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. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  13. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  14. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  15. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  16. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  17. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  18. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  19. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  20. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  21. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
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