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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. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  10. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  11. Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
    05:18
    Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
  12. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  13. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  14. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  15. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  16. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  17. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
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