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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. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  7. Have a go!
    01:10
    Have a go!
  8. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  9. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  10. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  11. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  12. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  13. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  14. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  15. Studio questions
    03:22
    Studio questions
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