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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
    View More From Authors Live: Cerrie Burnell
  9. The keyboard with a mind of its own
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    The keyboard with a mind of its own

    Late Junction on BBC Radio 3

  10. Tim Burgess: What happened when I asked Lou Reed for an autograph
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    Tim Burgess: What happened when I asked Lou Reed for an autograph
  11. Malaika Kegode: I tried to stop writing about you
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    Malaika Kegode: I tried to stop writing about you
  12. What to do (and not do) at the Edinburgh Fringe
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    What to do (and not do) at the Edinburgh Fringe
  13. A magic trick too far
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    A magic trick too far
  14. Rock 'n' Roll at the Edinburgh Fringe
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    Rock 'n' Roll at the Edinburgh Fringe
  15. Lazy Susan give us some Fringe heart breakers
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    Lazy Susan give us some Fringe heart breakers
  16. 'Just watch the hands': The genius of Boulez's conducting
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    'Just watch the hands': The genius of Boulez's conducting
  17. Cariad Lloyd's Fringe picks
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    Cariad Lloyd's Fringe picks
  18. Tom Ballard on his first Fringe
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