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Favourite book
What are Alastair's favourite books?
  1. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  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. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  14. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  15. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  16. Remembering Kobe Bryant
    01:41
    Remembering Kobe Bryant
  17. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  18. Drawing Fruit and Veg
    04:16
    Drawing Fruit and Veg
  19. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  20. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  21. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  22. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
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