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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. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  12. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  13. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  14. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
  15. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  16. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  17. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  18. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  19. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  20. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
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