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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. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  9. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  10. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  11. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  12. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  13. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
  14. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  15. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  16. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
    04:07
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
  17. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
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