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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. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  14. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  15. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  16. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  17. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  18. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  19. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  20. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  21. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  22. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
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