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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 Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  7. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  8. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  9. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  10. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  11. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  12. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  13. Sue's presentation
    11:34
    Sue's presentation
  14. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  15. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
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