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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 Liz Pichon
    02:09
    Introducing Liz Pichon
  3. Tom Gates and his mates
    04:05
    Tom Gates and his mates
  4. Meet the Gates
    02:18
    Meet the Gates
  5. Through the keyhole
    01:18
    Through the keyhole
  6. Monster draw
    05:42
    Monster draw
  7. Reading
    03:48
    Reading
  8. Doodle with Liz
    09:19
    Doodle with Liz
  9. Questions
    06:13
    Questions
  10. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  11. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  12. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  13. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  14. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  15. Rachel’s books and inspirations
    06:29
    Rachel’s books and inspirations
  16. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  17. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  18. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  19. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
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