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Final thoughts
What would Alan like readers to take away from Lads?
  1. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  2. Who likes stories?
    02:48
    Who likes stories?
  3. Talking in class
    01:47
    Talking in class
  4. Actor Vivian
    03:05
    Actor Vivian
  5. Writing a story down
    02:42
    Writing a story down
  6. Story build (part 1)
    04:03
    Story build (part 1)
  7. Story build (part 2)
    06:21
    Story build (part 2)
  8. Vivian talks titles
    01:18
    Vivian talks titles
  9. Alfie Onion
    08:13
    Alfie Onion
  10. Questions for Vivian
    03:32
    Questions for Vivian
  11. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  12. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  13. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  14. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  15. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  16. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  17. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  18. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  19. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  20. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
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