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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. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  10. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  11. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  12. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  13. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  14. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  15. Authors Live with Holly Bourne
    34:04
    Authors Live with Holly Bourne
  16. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  17. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
  18. Authors Live with Ross Sayers
    31:15
    Authors Live with Ross Sayers
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