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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'
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    The origins of 'Lads'
  2. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
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    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
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    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
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    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
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    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
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    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
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    Discovering New Words
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    Favourite Scots Words
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    Questions from Schools
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    Questions from schools
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    Reading of The River
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    Writing Fiction
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    Sarah’s route into fiction
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    Down Behind The Dustbin
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