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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. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  7. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  8. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  9. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  10. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  11. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  12. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  13. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  14. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
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