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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. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  10. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  11. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  12. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  13. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  14. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  15. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  16. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  17. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  18. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
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