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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. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  13. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  14. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  15. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  16. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  17. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  18. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  19. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  20. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  21. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
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