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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. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  12. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  13. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  14. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  15. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  16. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  17. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  18. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  19. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
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