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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. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  10. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  11. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  12. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  13. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  14. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  15. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  16. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  17. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
  18. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
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