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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. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  13. Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
    05:38
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
  14. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  15. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  16. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  17. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  18. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
  19. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  20. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  21. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
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