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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. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  9. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  10. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  11. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  12. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  13. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  14. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  15. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  16. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  17. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
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