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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. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  3. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  4. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  5. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  6. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  7. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  8. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  9. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  10. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  11. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  12. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  13. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  14. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  15. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  16. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  17. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  18. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  19. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  20. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  21. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  22. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  23. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  24. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  25. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  26. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  27. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  28. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  29. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  30. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  31. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  32. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  33. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  34. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  35. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  36. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  37. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  38. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  39. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  40. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  41. Authors Live: Neill Cameron
    43:00
    Authors Live: Neill Cameron
  42. Gary Panton and Dotty Sutton
    41:00
    Gary Panton and Dotty Sutton
  43. Athena Kugblenu
    41:00
    Athena Kugblenu
  44. Authors Live: Maisie Chan
    39:00
    Authors Live: Maisie Chan
  45. Authors Live: Margaret McDonald
    39:00
    Authors Live: Margaret McDonald
  46. Authors Live: LD Lapinski
    42:00
    Authors Live: LD Lapinski
  47. Authors Live: Frank Cottrell-Boyce
    42:00
    Authors Live: Frank Cottrell-Boyce
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