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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. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  14. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  15. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  16. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  17. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  18. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  19. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  20. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  21. How to draw emotions
    04:34
    How to draw emotions
  22. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
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