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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. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
  10. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  11. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  12. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  13. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  14. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  15. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  16. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  17. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
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    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
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