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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. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  13. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  14. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  15. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  16. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  17. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  18. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  19. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
  20. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  21. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
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