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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. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  4. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
  5. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  6. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  7. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  8. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  13. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  14. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  15. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  16. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  17. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  18. Lauren reads
    04:58
    Lauren reads
  19. How to draw emotions
    04:34
    How to draw emotions
  20. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  21. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  22. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
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