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Ideas for books
Mia wants to know where Ross gets his ideas for writing books.
  1. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  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. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  14. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  15. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  16. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  17. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  18. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  19. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  20. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  21. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  22. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
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