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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. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  10. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  11. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  12. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  13. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  14. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  15. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  16. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  17. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
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