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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. Introducing James
    01:39
    Introducing James
  3. How James got started
    03:33
    How James got started
  4. A pirate picture story
    10:15
    A pirate picture story
  5. Picturing Nessie
    04:01
    Picturing Nessie
  6. Q&A with James Mayhew
    11:26
    Q&A with James Mayhew
  7. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  8. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  9. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  10. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  11. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  12. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  13. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  14. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  15. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  16. School days
    03:57
    School days
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