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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 Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  7. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  8. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  9. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  10. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  11. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  12. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  13. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  14. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  15. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
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