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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. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  7. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  8. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  9. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  10. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  11. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  12. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  13. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  14. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  15. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
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