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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. Lauren reads
    04:58
    Lauren reads
  12. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  13. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  14. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  15. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  16. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  17. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  18. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  19. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  20. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
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