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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. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  13. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  14. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  15. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  16. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  17. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  18. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  19. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  20. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  21. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
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