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Stories and puzzles
Alastair talks about how he first got into writing books
  1. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  2. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  4. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
  5. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  6. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  7. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  8. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  13. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  14. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  15. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  16. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  17. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  18. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  19. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  20. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  21. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  22. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
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