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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 Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  6. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  9. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
  15. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  16. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  17. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  18. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  19. Authors Live with Ross Sayers
    31:15
    Authors Live with Ross Sayers
  20. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  21. How to draw emotions
    04:34
    How to draw emotions
  22. Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
    05:38
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
  23. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
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