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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. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  4. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
  5. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  6. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  7. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  8. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  13. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  14. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  15. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  16. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  17. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  18. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  19. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  20. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  21. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  22. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
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