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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. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  12. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  13. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  14. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  15. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  16. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  17. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  18. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
  19. Have a go!
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    Have a go!
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