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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. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  10. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  11. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  12. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  13. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  14. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  15. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  16. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  17. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  18. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
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