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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
    01:19
    Irvine Welsh on the contrast between Scotland and America
  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 Trainspotting 2
    01:39
    Irvine Welsh on Trainspotting 2
  8. Alan Cumming on a meeting with Oprah
    01:19
    Alan Cumming on a meeting with Oprah
  9. 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
  10. Tommy Sandhu gets hyped
    02:03
    Tommy Sandhu gets hyped
  11. Trying Weight Watchers
    00:59
    Trying Weight Watchers
  12. Asking are you in or out
    00:43
    Asking are you in or out
  13. "Music can change your hair"
    01:07
    "Music can change your hair"
  14. The school bus rap
    01:42
    The school bus rap
  15. Pushing onto trains
    00:38
    Pushing onto trains
  16. Watching Taken with your mum
    00:31
    Watching Taken with your mum
  17. First ever fun run
    00:42
    First ever fun run
  18. Rappers: Ransom FA
    02:10
    Rappers: Ransom FA
  19. The keyboard with a mind of its own
    02:45
    The keyboard with a mind of its own
  20. "I couldn't have loved that family anymore"
    01:24
    "I couldn't have loved that family anymore"
  21. Simple Minds, tower blocks, chainsaws and Faust
    02:57
    Simple Minds, tower blocks, chainsaws and Faust
  22. Rock 'n' Roll at the Edinburgh Fringe
    00:55
    Rock 'n' Roll at the Edinburgh Fringe
  23. "Everyone has a lot of lanyards on"
    00:39
    "Everyone has a lot of lanyards on"
  24. The difference between Glasgow and Edinburgh festivals
    00:28
    The difference between Glasgow and Edinburgh festivals
  25. "Socks that agreed with him"
    00:15
    "Socks that agreed with him"
  26. "Thespians who have children"
    00:40
    "Thespians who have children"
  27. 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
  28. EIF Conversations: Marin Alsop
    47:43
    EIF Conversations: Marin Alsop
  29. Marin Alsop: 'The need to pigeonhole music is limiting'
    02:40
    Marin Alsop: 'The need to pigeonhole music is limiting'
  30. Marin Alsop on leading the BBC Proms virtual orchestra
    01:42
    Marin Alsop on leading the BBC Proms virtual orchestra
  31. James Kelman: Too Scottish?
    03:04
    James Kelman: Too Scottish?
  32. 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
  33. Edinburgh Dazzle ship: Timelapse
    02:56
    Edinburgh Dazzle ship: Timelapse
  34. Tim Burgess on a chance meeting with Steve Martin
    02:34
    Tim Burgess on a chance meeting with Steve Martin
  35. 'Do you believe in fairies?'
    02:51
    'Do you believe in fairies?'
  36. Marina Warner: 'Fairy tales are in the DNA of cultures'
    03:15
    Marina Warner: 'Fairy tales are in the DNA of cultures'
  37. Jackie Kay on tracing her birth parents
    01:47
    Jackie Kay on tracing her birth parents
  38. Jackie Kay reads A Lang Promise
    01:46
    Jackie Kay reads A Lang Promise
  39. Political poetry and the rise of xenophobia
    03:16
    Political poetry and the rise of xenophobia
  40. Alexei Sayle on life and 'inventing' British comedy
    04:12
    Alexei Sayle on life and 'inventing' British comedy
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