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Questions from West Calder High School
Pupils from West Calder High School in West Lothian put their questions to Alan.
  1. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  2. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  10. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  11. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  12. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  13. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  14. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  15. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  16. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  17. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  18. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
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