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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. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  11. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  12. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  13. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  14. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  15. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  16. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  17. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  18. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
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