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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. Mairi Hedderwick chats with Janice Forsyth
    08:03
    Mairi Hedderwick chats with Janice Forsyth
  3. Katie Morag and Cbeebies
    06:17
    Katie Morag and Cbeebies
  4. Ideas for stories
    02:10
    Ideas for stories
  5. The story of Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted
    13:05
    The story of Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted
  6. Questions from the audience
    06:23
    Questions from the audience
  7. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  8. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  9. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  10. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  11. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  12. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  13. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  14. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  15. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  16. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
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