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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 Choosing
    03:14
    The Choosing
  3. From a Mouse
    04:19
    From a Mouse
  4. To a Mouse
    02:42
    To a Mouse
  5. Tam o' Shanter
    05:50
    Tam o' Shanter
  6. Q&A with Liz Lochhead
    06:10
    Q&A with Liz Lochhead
  7. More Q&A with Liz Lochhead
    06:56
    More Q&A with Liz Lochhead
  8. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  9. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  10. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  11. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  12. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  13. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  14. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  15. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  16. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  17. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
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