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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 Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  3. Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
    05:18
    Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
  4. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  5. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  6. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  7. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  8. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  9. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  10. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  11. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  12. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  13. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  14. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  15. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  16. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  17. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  18. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  19. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  20. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  21. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  22. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
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