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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. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
  14. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  15. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  16. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  17. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  18. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  19. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  20. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  21. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  22. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
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