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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
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    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
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    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
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  7. Reading
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  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
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    Questions near
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    Questions far
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    How to Draw Granville's Body
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    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
  13. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  14. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  15. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
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    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
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    Questions
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    04:08
    Reading of The River
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    Questions from schools
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