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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. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  12. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  13. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  14. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  15. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  16. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  17. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  18. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  19. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  20. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
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