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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. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  13. How to draw emotions
    04:34
    How to draw emotions
  14. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  15. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  16. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  17. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  18. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  19. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  20. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  21. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
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