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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. Simon Cowell
    00:38
    Simon Cowell
  3. Raj
    01:15
    Raj
  4. Characters
    02:09
    Characters
  5. Finishing feelings
    01:20
    Finishing feelings
  6. School dinners
    00:54
    School dinners
  7. Thames
    01:04
    Thames
  8. Favourite book
    02:25
    Favourite book
  9. Next book
    01:00
    Next book
  10. Favourite author
    01:17
    Favourite author
  11. Gangsta Granny
    12:25
    Gangsta Granny
  12. Readers and writers
    06:47
    Readers and writers
  13. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  14. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  15. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  16. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  17. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  18. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  19. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  20. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  21. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  22. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
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