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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. The Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  7. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  8. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  9. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  10. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  11. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  12. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  13. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  14. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  15. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
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