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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. Ghosts of Heaven
    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
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  12. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  13. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  14. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  15. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  16. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  17. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  18. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  19. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  20. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
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