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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. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  11. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  12. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  13. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  14. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  15. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  16. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  17. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  18. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  19. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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