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The origins of 'Lads'
Alan Bissett chats to presenter Nick Sheridan about how his book Lads came about.
  1. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  2. Introducing James
    01:39
    Introducing James
  3. How James got started
    03:33
    How James got started
  4. A pirate picture story
    10:15
    A pirate picture story
  5. Picturing Nessie
    04:01
    Picturing Nessie
  6. Q&A with James Mayhew
    11:26
    Q&A with James Mayhew
  7. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  8. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  9. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  10. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  11. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  12. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  13. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  14. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  15. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
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    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
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