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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. Reading
    04:11
    Reading
  3. Childhood
    05:49
    Childhood
  4. Writing Books for her Daughter
    04:53
    Writing Books for her Daughter
  5. Scarlet Umbrella
    04:17
    Scarlet Umbrella
  6. The Characters
    04:10
    The Characters
  7. Playing Instruments
    03:50
    Playing Instruments
  8. Q&A
    03:47
    Q&A
  9. "A triumph and a reason to carry on"
    00:25
    "A triumph and a reason to carry on"
  10. Edinburgh Nights: Richard Wilson and Angus Deayton
    08:57
    Edinburgh Nights: Richard Wilson and Angus Deayton
  11. "Thespians who have children"
    00:40
    "Thespians who have children"
  12. Jackie Kay reads A Lang Promise
    01:46
    Jackie Kay reads A Lang Promise
  13. Tom Wrigglesworth's Fringe picks
    01:35
    Tom Wrigglesworth's Fringe picks
  14. EIF Conversations: Pierre Boulez: A Celebration
    55:08
    EIF Conversations: Pierre Boulez: A Celebration
  15. B Dolan
    03:57
    B Dolan
  16. Jonathan Safran Foer on writing his first book in ten years
    05:05
    Jonathan Safran Foer on writing his first book in ten years
  17. Jackie Kay on tracing her birth parents
    01:47
    Jackie Kay on tracing her birth parents
  18. Erica Jong on sex and ageing
    04:08
    Erica Jong on sex and ageing
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