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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. The Choosing
    03:14
    The Choosing
  3. From a Mouse
    04:19
    From a Mouse
  4. To a Mouse
    02:42
    To a Mouse
  5. Tam o' Shanter
    05:50
    Tam o' Shanter
  6. Q&A with Liz Lochhead
    06:10
    Q&A with Liz Lochhead
  7. More Q&A with Liz Lochhead
    06:56
    More Q&A with Liz Lochhead
  8. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  9. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  10. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  11. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  12. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
  13. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  14. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  15. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  16. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  17. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
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