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Final thoughts
What would Alan like readers to take away from Lads?
  1. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  2. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Studio questions
    03:22
    Studio questions
  10. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  11. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  12. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  13. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  14. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  15. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  16. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  17. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  18. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
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