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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. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  12. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  13. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  14. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  15. Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
    02:48
    Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
  16. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  17. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  18. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  19. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  20. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
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