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Final thoughts
What would Alan like readers to take away from Lads?
  1. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  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. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  14. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  15. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  16. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  17. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  18. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  19. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  20. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  21. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  22. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
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