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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. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  12. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  13. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  14. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  15. Studio questions
    03:22
    Studio questions
  16. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  17. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  18. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  19. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  20. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
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