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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 James
    01:39
    Introducing James
  3. How James got started
    03:33
    How James got started
  4. A pirate picture story
    10:15
    A pirate picture story
  5. Picturing Nessie
    04:01
    Picturing Nessie
  6. Q&A with James Mayhew
    11:26
    Q&A with James Mayhew
  7. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
  8. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  9. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  10. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  11. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  12. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  13. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  14. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  15. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  16. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
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