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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. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  12. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  13. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  14. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  15. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  16. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  17. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  18. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  19. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  20. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
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