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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. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  13. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  14. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  15. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  16. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
    04:07
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
  17. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  18. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  19. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  20. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  21. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
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