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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. Introducing James
    01:39
    Introducing James
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  3. How James got started
    03:33
    How James got started
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  4. A pirate picture story
    10:15
    A pirate picture story
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  5. Picturing Nessie
    04:01
    Picturing Nessie
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  6. Q&A with James Mayhew
    11:26
    Q&A with James Mayhew
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  7. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  8. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  9. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  10. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  11. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  12. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  13. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  14. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  15. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  16. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
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