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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. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  14. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  15. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  16. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  17. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  18. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  19. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  20. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  21. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
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