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A novel in verse
Dean tells us why he took the unusual step of writing his novel in verse.
  1. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  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. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  14. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  15. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  16. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  17. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  18. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  19. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  20. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  21. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  22. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
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