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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. Mairi Hedderwick chats with Janice Forsyth
    08:03
    Mairi Hedderwick chats with Janice Forsyth
  3. Katie Morag and Cbeebies
    06:17
    Katie Morag and Cbeebies
  4. Ideas for stories
    02:10
    Ideas for stories
  5. The story of Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted
    13:05
    The story of Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted
  6. Questions from the audience
    06:23
    Questions from the audience
  7. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
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    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
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    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  10. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  11. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  12. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  13. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  14. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
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    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
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    Slugs and Brain Pâté
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