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Questions from West Calder High School
Pupils from West Calder High School in West Lothian put their questions to Alan.
  1. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  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. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  14. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  15. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  16. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  17. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  18. Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
    02:48
    Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
  19. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
  20. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  21. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  22. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
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