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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. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  10. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  11. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  12. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  13. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  14. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  15. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  16. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  17. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  18. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
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