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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. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  13. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  14. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  15. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  16. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  17. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  18. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  19. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  20. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  21. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
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