Audio & Video
The origins of 'Lads'
Alan Bissett chats to presenter Nick Sheridan about how his book Lads came about.
- The origins of 'Lads'
- Scots
- Writing in Scots
- Minging!
- Taking on Roald Dahl
- The right words
- Quentin Blake
- A reading in Scots
- Questions
- More questions
- Even more questions
- How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
- What is the Nowhere Emporium?
- The Black Flamingo
- Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
- Questions from the audience
- Y is for Young Adult
- Introducing Sav Akyuz
- A reading from Elizabeth
- Bear Moves
- Alastair’s influences




















