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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 Choosing
    03:14
    The Choosing
  3. From a Mouse
    04:19
    From a Mouse
  4. To a Mouse
    02:42
    To a Mouse
  5. Tam o' Shanter
    05:50
    Tam o' Shanter
  6. Q&A with Liz Lochhead
    06:10
    Q&A with Liz Lochhead
  7. More Q&A with Liz Lochhead
    06:56
    More Q&A with Liz Lochhead
  8. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  9. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  10. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  11. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  12. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  13. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  14. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  15. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  16. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  17. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
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