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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. The Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  7. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  8. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  9. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  10. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  11. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  12. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  13. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  14. Have a go!
    01:10
    Have a go!
  15. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
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