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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. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
    04:25
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
  10. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  11. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  12. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  13. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  14. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  15. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  16. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  17. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  18. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
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