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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. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  10. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  11. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  12. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  13. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  14. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  15. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  16. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  17. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
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