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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. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
  12. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  13. Lauren reads
    04:58
    Lauren reads
  14. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  15. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  16. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  17. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  18. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  19. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  20. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
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