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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. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  12. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  13. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  14. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  15. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  16. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  17. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  18. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  19. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  20. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
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