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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'
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    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. Drawing Fruit and Veg
    04:16
    Drawing Fruit and Veg
  12. Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
  13. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  14. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  15. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  16. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  17. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  18. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
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    01:03
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