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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. Mairi Hedderwick chats with Janice Forsyth
    08:03
    Mairi Hedderwick chats with Janice Forsyth
  3. Katie Morag and Cbeebies
    06:17
    Katie Morag and Cbeebies
  4. Ideas for stories
    02:10
    Ideas for stories
  5. The story of Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted
    13:05
    The story of Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted
  6. Questions from the audience
    06:23
    Questions from the audience
  7. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  8. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  9. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  10. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  11. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  12. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  13. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
  14. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  15. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  16. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
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