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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. The Choosing
    03:14
    The Choosing
  3. From a Mouse
    04:19
    From a Mouse
  4. To a Mouse
    02:42
    To a Mouse
  5. Tam o' Shanter
    05:50
    Tam o' Shanter
  6. Q&A with Liz Lochhead
    06:10
    Q&A with Liz Lochhead
  7. More Q&A with Liz Lochhead
    06:56
    More Q&A with Liz Lochhead
  8. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  9. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  10. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  11. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  12. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  13. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  14. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
  15. Have a go!
    01:10
    Have a go!
  16. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  17. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
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