Alasdair Gray at 80: From the archive
18 December 2014
As Alasdair Gray marks his 80th birthday, BBC Arts looks back at archive clips of the Scottish artist and writer from Artworks Scotland in 2004, the Late Show in 1993 and Omnibus from 1983.
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The liberation of Lanark
Stuart Kelly examines Gray's literary work and how Lanark influenced a generation of Scottish writers
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Seven artworks
Glasgow School of Art Exhibitions Director Jenny Brownrigg chooses seven of her favourite Gray pieces.
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From the archive
Archive clips of Gray from Artworks Scotland in 2004, the Late Show in 1993 and Omnibus from 1983
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Your Paintings: Alasdair Gray
View a gallery of Alasdair Gray's work held in Britain's public art collections at Your Paintings
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Under the Helmet
Originally broadcast on 30 October 1964, a documentary by Robert Kitts about Gray’s early work
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A vision and a voice
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