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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. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  13. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  14. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  15. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  16. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  17. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  18. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  19. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  20. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  21. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
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