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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. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  12. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  13. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  14. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  15. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  16. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  17. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
  18. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  19. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
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