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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. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  11. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
  12. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  13. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  14. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  15. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  16. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  17. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  18. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  19. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
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