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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. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  14. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  15. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  16. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  17. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  18. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  19. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  20. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  21. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  22. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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