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About Our Tower
Growing up in a tower block provided the inspiration for a magical storybook.
  1. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  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. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  14. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  15. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  16. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  17. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  18. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  19. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  20. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
  21. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  22. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
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