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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. Introducing Liz Pichon
    02:09
    Introducing Liz Pichon
  3. Tom Gates and his mates
    04:05
    Tom Gates and his mates
  4. Meet the Gates
    02:18
    Meet the Gates
  5. Through the keyhole
    01:18
    Through the keyhole
  6. Monster draw
    05:42
    Monster draw
  7. Reading
    03:48
    Reading
  8. Doodle with Liz
    09:19
    Doodle with Liz
  9. Questions
    06:13
    Questions
  10. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  11. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  12. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  13. Relationship Counsellor
    02:45
    Relationship Counsellor
  14. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  15. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  16. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  17. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  18. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  19. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
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