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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. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  13. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  14. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  15. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  16. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  17. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  18. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  19. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  20. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  21. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
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