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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. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  13. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  14. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  15. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
  16. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  17. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
  18. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  19. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  20. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  21. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
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