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Final thoughts
What would Alan like readers to take away from Lads?
  1. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  2. A chat with Polly Dunbar
    08:39
    A chat with Polly Dunbar
  3. Arthur wakes up
    04:49
    Arthur wakes up
  4. Arthur's brother
    04:51
    Arthur's brother
  5. Arthur's mum
    05:34
    Arthur's mum
  6. Arthur's sister
    04:20
    Arthur's sister
  7. Arthur's dad
    05:06
    Arthur's dad
  8. Arthur's Dream Boat
    08:27
    Arthur's Dream Boat
  9. Meeting the puppets
    00:44
    Meeting the puppets
  10. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  11. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  12. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  13. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  14. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  15. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  16. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  17. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  18. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  19. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
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