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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. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  4. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
  5. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  6. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  7. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  8. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  13. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  14. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  15. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  16. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  17. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  18. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  19. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  20. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  21. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  22. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
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