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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. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  10. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  11. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  12. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  13. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  14. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  15. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  16. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  17. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  18. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
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