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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. A chat with Polly Dunbar
    08:39
    A chat with Polly Dunbar
  3. Arthur wakes up
    04:49
    Arthur wakes up
  4. Arthur's brother
    04:51
    Arthur's brother
  5. Arthur's mum
    05:34
    Arthur's mum
  6. Arthur's sister
    04:20
    Arthur's sister
  7. Arthur's dad
    05:06
    Arthur's dad
  8. Arthur's Dream Boat
    08:27
    Arthur's Dream Boat
  9. Meeting the puppets
    00:44
    Meeting the puppets
  10. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  11. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  12. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  13. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  14. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  15. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  16. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  17. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
  18. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
  19. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
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