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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. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  14. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  15. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  16. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  17. Studio questions
    03:22
    Studio questions
  18. School days
    03:57
    School days
  19. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  20. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  21. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  22. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
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