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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. Early Years
    03:15
    Early Years
  3. Growing Older With a Moustache
    03:24
    Growing Older With a Moustache
  4. My Superheroes
    04:35
    My Superheroes
  5. My Superpowers
    04:22
    My Superpowers
  6. Quick Quack Quentin
    06:04
    Quick Quack Quentin
  7. Stealing A's
    02:16
    Stealing A's
  8. Oi Frog!
    06:21
    Oi Frog!
  9. Alternative Ending
    03:46
    Alternative Ending
  10. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  11. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  12. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  13. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  14. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  15. Relationship Counsellor
    02:45
    Relationship Counsellor
  16. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  17. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  18. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  19. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
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