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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. The Choosing
    03:14
    The Choosing
  3. From a Mouse
    04:19
    From a Mouse
  4. To a Mouse
    02:42
    To a Mouse
  5. Tam o' Shanter
    05:50
    Tam o' Shanter
  6. Q&A with Liz Lochhead
    06:10
    Q&A with Liz Lochhead
  7. More Q&A with Liz Lochhead
    06:56
    More Q&A with Liz Lochhead
  8. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  9. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  10. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  11. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  12. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  13. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  14. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  15. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  16. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  17. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
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