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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. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  10. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
    04:25
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
  11. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  12. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  13. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  14. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  15. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  16. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  17. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  18. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
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