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The real world and the fictional world
How a rain forest in Wales provided inspiration for Kiran’s fictional world.
  1. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  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. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  14. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  15. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  16. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  17. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  18. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  19. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
  20. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  21. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
  22. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
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