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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 Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  6. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  9. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  15. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  16. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  17. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  18. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  19. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  20. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  21. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  22. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  23. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
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