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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. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  10. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  11. Lauren reads
    04:58
    Lauren reads
  12. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  13. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  14. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  15. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  16. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  17. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  18. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
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