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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. Squashing Words
    05:58
    Squashing Words
  3. Books I’ve Written
    02:35
    Books I’ve Written
  4. Making a Leopard Monster
    04:35
    Making a Leopard Monster
  5. Superpowers
    08:09
    Superpowers
  6. Steve’s Monsters
    02:19
    Steve’s Monsters
  7. Making a Monster
    08:35
    Making a Monster
  8. Alien Stink Song
    05:04
    Alien Stink Song
  9. What to do (and not do) at the Edinburgh Fringe
    02:04
    What to do (and not do) at the Edinburgh Fringe
  10. B. Dolan - Still Electric
    02:24
    B. Dolan - Still Electric
  11. "I nearly feigned a heart attack"
    01:31
    "I nearly feigned a heart attack"
  12. Scott Tyrrell: Bad Dad!
    03:10
    Scott Tyrrell: Bad Dad!
  13. Simple Minds, tower blocks, chainsaws and Faust
    02:57
    Simple Minds, tower blocks, chainsaws and Faust
  14. Cariad Lloyd's Fringe picks
    02:19
    Cariad Lloyd's Fringe picks
  15. The school bus rap
    01:42
    The school bus rap
  16. "Socks that agreed with him"
    00:15
    "Socks that agreed with him"
  17. "A triumph and a reason to carry on"
    00:25
    "A triumph and a reason to carry on"
  18. "...and then they all booed me."
    00:31
    "...and then they all booed me."
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