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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. Introducing Andy
    01:55
    Introducing Andy
  3. Young Andy
    07:15
    Young Andy
  4. Reading
    06:53
    Reading
  5. Writing stories
    08:20
    Writing stories
  6. Q&A with Andy Stanton
    07:29
    Q&A with Andy Stanton
  7. More Q&A with Andy Stanton
    08:22
    More Q&A with Andy Stanton
  8. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  9. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  10. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  11. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  12. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  13. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  14. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  15. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  16. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  17. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
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