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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. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  13. Remembering Kobe Bryant
    01:41
    Remembering Kobe Bryant
  14. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  15. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  16. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  17. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  18. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  19. Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
    02:48
    Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
  20. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
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