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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
  9. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  10. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  11. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  12. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  13. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  14. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  15. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  16. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  17. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  18. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
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