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Alexei Sayle on life and 'inventing' British comedy
Alexei Sayle discusses his new book, Thatcher Stole My Trousers, and talks British comedy.
  1. Alexei Sayle on life and 'inventing' British comedy
    04:12
    Alexei Sayle on life and 'inventing' British comedy
  2. B Dolan
    03:57
    B Dolan
  3. Sage Francis
    03:52
    Sage Francis
  4. Poets: Leyla Josephine
    03:01
    Poets: Leyla Josephine
  5. Jonathan Safran Foer on writing his first book in ten years
    05:05
    Jonathan Safran Foer on writing his first book in ten years
  6. Erica Jong on sex and ageing
    04:08
    Erica Jong on sex and ageing
  7. Irvine Welsh on the contrast between Scotland and America
    01:19
    Irvine Welsh on the contrast between Scotland and America
  8. Irvine Welsh on Trainspotting 2
    01:39
    Irvine Welsh on Trainspotting 2
  9. Alan Cumming on a meeting with Oprah
    01:19
    Alan Cumming on a meeting with Oprah
  10. Alan Cumming on flying to America - for the first time - with Ruby Wax
    02:34
    Alan Cumming on flying to America - for the first time - with Ruby Wax
  11. Tommy Sandhu gets hyped
    02:03
    Tommy Sandhu gets hyped
  12. Trying Weight Watchers
    00:59
    Trying Weight Watchers
  13. Asking are you in or out
    00:43
    Asking are you in or out
  14. "Music can change your hair"
    01:07
    "Music can change your hair"
  15. The school bus rap
    01:42
    The school bus rap
  16. Pushing onto trains
    00:38
    Pushing onto trains
  17. Watching Taken with your mum
    00:31
    Watching Taken with your mum
  18. First ever fun run
    00:42
    First ever fun run
  19. Rappers: Ransom FA
    02:10
    Rappers: Ransom FA
  20. The keyboard with a mind of its own
    02:45
    The keyboard with a mind of its own
  21. "I couldn't have loved that family anymore"
    01:24
    "I couldn't have loved that family anymore"
  22. Simple Minds, tower blocks, chainsaws and Faust
    02:57
    Simple Minds, tower blocks, chainsaws and Faust
  23. Rock 'n' Roll at the Edinburgh Fringe
    00:55
    Rock 'n' Roll at the Edinburgh Fringe
  24. "Everyone has a lot of lanyards on"
    00:39
    "Everyone has a lot of lanyards on"
  25. The difference between Glasgow and Edinburgh festivals
    00:28
    The difference between Glasgow and Edinburgh festivals
  26. "Socks that agreed with him"
    00:15
    "Socks that agreed with him"
  27. "Thespians who have children"
    00:40
    "Thespians who have children"
  28. Marin Alsop on her speech at the Last Night of the Proms
    03:10
    Marin Alsop on her speech at the Last Night of the Proms
  29. EIF Conversations: Marin Alsop
    47:43
    EIF Conversations: Marin Alsop
  30. Marin Alsop: 'The need to pigeonhole music is limiting'
    02:40
    Marin Alsop: 'The need to pigeonhole music is limiting'
  31. Marin Alsop on leading the BBC Proms virtual orchestra
    01:42
    Marin Alsop on leading the BBC Proms virtual orchestra
  32. James Kelman: Too Scottish?
    03:04
    James Kelman: Too Scottish?
  33. Tim Burgess: What happened when I asked Lou Reed for an autograph
    02:49
    Tim Burgess: What happened when I asked Lou Reed for an autograph
  34. Edinburgh Dazzle ship: Timelapse
    02:56
    Edinburgh Dazzle ship: Timelapse
  35. Tim Burgess on a chance meeting with Steve Martin
    02:34
    Tim Burgess on a chance meeting with Steve Martin
  36. 'Do you believe in fairies?'
    02:51
    'Do you believe in fairies?'
  37. Marina Warner: 'Fairy tales are in the DNA of cultures'
    03:15
    Marina Warner: 'Fairy tales are in the DNA of cultures'
  38. Jackie Kay on tracing her birth parents
    01:47
    Jackie Kay on tracing her birth parents
  39. Jackie Kay reads A Lang Promise
    01:46
    Jackie Kay reads A Lang Promise
  40. Political poetry and the rise of xenophobia
    03:16
    Political poetry and the rise of xenophobia
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