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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. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  10. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  11. Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
    05:18
    Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
  12. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  13. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  14. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  15. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  16. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  17. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  18. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
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