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Chocolate Cake
Michael Rosen performs his poem Chocolate Cake.
  1. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  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. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  14. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  15. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  16. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  17. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  18. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  19. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  20. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  21. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  22. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
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