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Stories are people
Alastair talks about how he loves stories about people
  1. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  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. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  14. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  15. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  16. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  17. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  18. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  19. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  20. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  21. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  22. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
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