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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. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  10. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  11. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  12. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  13. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  14. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  15. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  16. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  17. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  18. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
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