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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. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  10. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  11. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  12. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  13. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  14. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  15. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
  16. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  17. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  18. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
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