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The real world and the fictional world
How a rain forest in Wales provided inspiration for Kiran’s fictional world.
  1. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  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. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  15. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  16. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  17. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  18. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  19. Drawing Fruit and Veg
    04:16
    Drawing Fruit and Veg
  20. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  21. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  22. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
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