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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. Hopeless at maths!
    05:06
    Hopeless at maths!
  3. Writing stories
    04:44
    Writing stories
  4. Lily Alone
    04:23
    Lily Alone
  5. Hetty Feather
    09:05
    Hetty Feather
  6. The story of Tracy
    04:13
    The story of Tracy
  7. Q&A with Jacqueline Wilson
    04:44
    Q&A with Jacqueline Wilson
  8. More Q&A with Jacqueline Wilson
    06:28
    More Q&A with Jacqueline Wilson
  9. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  10. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  11. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  12. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  13. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  14. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  15. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  16. Rachel’s books and inspirations
    06:29
    Rachel’s books and inspirations
  17. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  18. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
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