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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. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
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    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  10. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
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    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  12. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  13. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  14. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
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    04:36
    Health and Medicine
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    Authors Live with Holly Bourne
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    Sputnik
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