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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 Andy
    01:55
    Introducing Andy
  3. Young Andy
    07:15
    Young Andy
  4. Reading
    06:53
    Reading
  5. Writing stories
    08:20
    Writing stories
  6. Q&A with Andy Stanton
    07:29
    Q&A with Andy Stanton
  7. More Q&A with Andy Stanton
    08:22
    More Q&A with Andy Stanton
  8. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  9. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  10. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  11. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  12. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  13. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  14. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  15. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  16. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  17. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
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