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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. Mairi Hedderwick chats with Janice Forsyth
    08:03
    Mairi Hedderwick chats with Janice Forsyth
  3. Katie Morag and Cbeebies
    06:17
    Katie Morag and Cbeebies
  4. Ideas for stories
    02:10
    Ideas for stories
  5. The story of Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted
    13:05
    The story of Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted
  6. Questions from the audience
    06:23
    Questions from the audience
  7. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  8. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  9. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  10. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  11. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  12. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  13. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
  14. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  15. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  16. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
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