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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. Horrid Henry's Monster Movie
    01:23
    Horrid Henry's Monster Movie
  3. A proof reading
    05:09
    A proof reading
  4. How Henry happened
    05:58
    How Henry happened
  5. Ideas for Henry's stories
    07:00
    Ideas for Henry's stories
  6. Not a Horrid Henry book
    02:16
    Not a Horrid Henry book
  7. Tips for budding writers
    03:41
    Tips for budding writers
  8. Q&A with Francesca Simon
    04:30
    Q&A with Francesca Simon
  9. More Q&A with Francesca Simon
    04:21
    More Q&A with Francesca Simon
  10. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  11. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  12. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  13. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  14. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  15. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  16. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  17. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  18. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  19. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
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