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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. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  14. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  15. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  16. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  17. How to draw emotions
    04:34
    How to draw emotions
  18. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  19. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  20. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  21. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  22. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
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