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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 Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  6. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  9. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  15. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  16. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  17. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  18. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  19. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  20. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
  21. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  22. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
    04:07
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
  23. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
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