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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. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
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    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  13. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  14. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  15. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  16. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  17. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  18. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  19. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  20. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  21. Comics
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    Comics
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