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Questions from West Calder High School
Pupils from West Calder High School in West Lothian put their questions to Alan.
  1. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  2. The Egyptian Empire
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    The Egyptian Empire
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  3. The British Empire
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    The British Empire
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  4. The World Wars
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  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
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  6. Three pointers for writers
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  7. Joyful Poetry
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    Joyful Poetry
  8. The World of the Wolf Queen
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    The World of the Wolf Queen
  9. Becoming an Author
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    Becoming an Author
  10. Creating a Poem
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    Creating a Poem
  11. Ideas
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    Ideas
  12. Hand on the Bridge
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    Hand on the Bridge
  13. It Does Matter
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    It Does Matter
  14. Translating into Gaelic
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    Translating into Gaelic
  15. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
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    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
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