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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. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  7. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  8. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  9. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  10. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  11. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  12. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
  13. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  14. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  15. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
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