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The origins of 'Lads'
Alan Bissett chats to presenter Nick Sheridan about how his book Lads came about.
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    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
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    1089
  4. Perfect pentagon
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    Perfect pentagon
  5. Fabulous flexagon
    02:05
    Fabulous flexagon
  6. Making Cubes
    05:26
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  7. Prime number pizza
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    03:20
    Numerical masterclass
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  12. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
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  14. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
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  15. Comics
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