Audio & Video
The origins of 'Lads'
Alan Bissett chats to presenter Nick Sheridan about how his book Lads came about.
- The origins of 'Lads'
- Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
- Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
- Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
- Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
- Translating into Gaelic
- Discovering New Words
- Favourite Scots Words
- Questions from schools
- Reading from Race to the Frozen North
- Ideas and inspirational teachers
- Poetry is everywhere
- Alastair’s influences
- Steven Lenton's illustrations
- Reading of The River
- Down Behind The Dustbin
- Truth and Lies