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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. 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. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  12. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  13. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  14. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  15. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  16. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  17. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  18. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  19. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  20. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
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