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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. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  13. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  14. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  15. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  16. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  17. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  18. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  19. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  20. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  21. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
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