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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. The Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  7. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  8. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  9. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  10. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  11. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  12. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  13. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  14. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  15. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
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