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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. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  12. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  13. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  14. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  15. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  16. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  17. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  18. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  19. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
    04:25
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
  20. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
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