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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. Early Years
    03:15
    Early Years
  3. Growing Older With a Moustache
    03:24
    Growing Older With a Moustache
  4. My Superheroes
    04:35
    My Superheroes
  5. My Superpowers
    04:22
    My Superpowers
  6. Quick Quack Quentin
    06:04
    Quick Quack Quentin
  7. Stealing A's
    02:16
    Stealing A's
  8. Oi Frog!
    06:21
    Oi Frog!
  9. Alternative Ending
    03:46
    Alternative Ending
  10. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  11. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  12. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  13. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  14. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  15. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  16. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  17. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  18. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  19. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
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