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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. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  12. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  13. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  14. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  15. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  16. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  17. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  18. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  19. Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
    04:56
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
  20. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
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