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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'
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    02:54
    Beat the Calculator
  3. 1089
    06:56
    1089
  4. Perfect pentagon
    04:14
    Perfect pentagon
  5. Fabulous flexagon
    02:05
    Fabulous flexagon
  6. Making Cubes
    05:26
    Making Cubes
  7. Prime number pizza
    04:24
    Prime number pizza
  8. Numerical masterclass
    03:20
    Numerical masterclass
  9. Q&A with Kjartan Poskitt
    05:19
    Q&A with Kjartan Poskitt
  10. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  11. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  12. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
  13. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  14. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  15. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  16. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  17. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  18. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  19. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
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