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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 Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  7. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  8. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  9. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  10. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  11. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  12. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
  13. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  14. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  15. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
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