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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'
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    Simon Cowell
  3. Raj
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    Raj
  4. Characters
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    Characters
  5. Finishing feelings
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    Finishing feelings
  6. School dinners
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    School dinners
  7. Thames
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    Thames
  8. Favourite book
    02:25
    Favourite book
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    Next book
  10. Favourite author
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    Favourite author
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    Readers and writers
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    Draw Goldy the Gecko
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    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  16. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  17. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  18. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  19. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
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    How to draw emotions
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