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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. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  15. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  16. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  17. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
  18. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  19. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  20. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  21. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  22. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  23. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
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