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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. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  14. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  15. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  16. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  17. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  18. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  19. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  20. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  21. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  22. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
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