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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'
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    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
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    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
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    Questions near
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    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  12. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  13. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  14. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  15. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  16. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  17. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  18. Sarah’s route into fiction
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    Sarah’s route into fiction
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