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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. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  10. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  11. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  12. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  13. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  14. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  15. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  16. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  17. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  18. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
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