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Book Introduction
Nikesh talks about why he had written his book, The Boxer.
  1. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  2. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  13. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  14. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  15. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  16. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  17. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  18. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  19. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  20. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  21. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
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