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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. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  12. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  13. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  14. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  15. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  16. Studio questions
    03:22
    Studio questions
  17. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  18. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  19. Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
    02:48
    Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
  20. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
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