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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. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  12. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  13. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  14. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  15. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  16. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  17. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  18. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  19. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  20. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
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