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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. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  12. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  13. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  14. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  15. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  16. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  17. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
  18. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  19. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  20. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
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