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Radio 4,12 Mar 2025,14 mins

Available for 61 days

“I count myself so lucky to have known Lanark, known Glasgow and to have known Alasdair – they all changed my life.” A love letter to Alasdair Gray, Glasgow and ‘Lanark’. A.L. Kennedy remembers the author who dragged a city, kicking and screaming, into the public imagination. Written and read by A.L. Kennedy Produced by Eilidh McCreadie and Gaynor Macfarlane A.L. Kennedy was born in Dundee and now stays in North Essex. She is an award-winning writer of novels, short stories, non-fiction and books for children. She also writes for the stage, screen, TV and radio, including documentaries, monologues, dramas and essays. She performs occasionally in one person shows and as a stand-up comic.

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