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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. Beat the Calculator
    02:54
    Beat the Calculator
  3. 1089
    06:56
    1089
  4. Perfect pentagon
    04:14
    Perfect pentagon
  5. Fabulous flexagon
    02:05
    Fabulous flexagon
  6. Making Cubes
    05:26
    Making Cubes
  7. Prime number pizza
    04:24
    Prime number pizza
  8. Numerical masterclass
    03:20
    Numerical masterclass
  9. Q&A with Kjartan Poskitt
    05:19
    Q&A with Kjartan Poskitt
  10. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  11. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  12. Authors Live with Ross Sayers
    31:15
    Authors Live with Ross Sayers
  13. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  14. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  15. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  16. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  17. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  18. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  19. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
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