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Irvine Welsh on the contrast between Scotland and America
The author explains why he set his new novel in California.
  1. Irvine Welsh on the contrast between Scotland and America
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    Irvine Welsh on the contrast between Scotland and America
  2. Reading
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    Reading
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  3. Childhood
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    Childhood
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  4. Writing Books for her Daughter
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    Writing Books for her Daughter
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  5. Scarlet Umbrella
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    Scarlet Umbrella
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  6. The Characters
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    The Characters
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  7. Playing Instruments
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    Playing Instruments
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  8. Q&A
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    Q&A
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  9. Marina Warner: 'Fairy tales are in the DNA of cultures'
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    Marina Warner: 'Fairy tales are in the DNA of cultures'
  10. Jackie Kay reads A Lang Promise
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    Jackie Kay reads A Lang Promise
  11. Tom Ballard on his first Fringe
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    Tom Ballard on his first Fringe
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    What would David Brent make of the Fringe?
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    B Dolan
  14. Marin Alsop on leading the BBC Proms virtual orchestra
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    Marin Alsop on leading the BBC Proms virtual orchestra
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    Marin Alsop: 'The need to pigeonhole music is limiting'
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    Tim Burgess: What happened when I asked Lou Reed for an autograph
  17. Arthur Smith's Fringe picks
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    Arthur Smith's Fringe picks
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