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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 start of it all
    05:06
    The start of it all
  3. Questions from Adison and Iona
    03:07
    Questions from Adison and Iona
  4. Illustrations
    06:32
    Illustrations
  5. Reading
    05:40
    Reading
  6. Questions from Halley and Ryan
    03:26
    Questions from Halley and Ryan
  7. Codes and puzzles
    02:31
    Codes and puzzles
  8. Questions from Ian and Keiran
    02:45
    Questions from Ian and Keiran
  9. Questions from all over the place!
    06:36
    Questions from all over the place!
  10. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  11. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  12. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  13. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  14. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  15. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  16. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  17. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  18. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  19. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
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