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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. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  8. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  9. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  10. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  11. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  12. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  13. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  14. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  15. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  16. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
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