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Final thoughts
What would Alan like readers to take away from Lads?
  1. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  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 real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  13. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  14. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  15. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  16. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  17. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  18. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  19. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  20. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  21. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
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