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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. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  8. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  9. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  10. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  11. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  12. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  13. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  14. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  15. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  16. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
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