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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. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  14. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  15. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  16. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  17. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  18. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  19. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  20. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  21. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  22. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
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