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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. The Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  7. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  8. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  9. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  10. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  11. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  12. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  13. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  14. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  15. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
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