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School days and writing
Janice chats to Brian about growing up in Coatbridge and how he began writing.
  1. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  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. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  14. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  15. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  16. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  17. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  18. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  19. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  20. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  21. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  22. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
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