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Final thoughts
What would Alan like readers to take away from Lads?
  1. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  12. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  13. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  14. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  15. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  16. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  17. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  18. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  19. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  20. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
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