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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. Introducing James
    01:39
    Introducing James
  3. How James got started
    03:33
    How James got started
  4. A pirate picture story
    10:15
    A pirate picture story
  5. Picturing Nessie
    04:01
    Picturing Nessie
  6. Q&A with James Mayhew
    11:26
    Q&A with James Mayhew
  7. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  8. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  9. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  10. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  11. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  12. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  13. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  14. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  15. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  16. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
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