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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. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  10. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  11. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  12. Remembering Kobe Bryant
    01:41
    Remembering Kobe Bryant
  13. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
  14. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  15. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  16. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  17. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  18. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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