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Alexei Sayle on life and 'inventing' British comedy
Alexei Sayle discusses his new book, Thatcher Stole My Trousers, and talks British comedy.
  1. Alexei Sayle on life and 'inventing' British comedy
    04:12
    Alexei Sayle on life and 'inventing' British comedy
  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. Edinburgh Dazzle ship: Timelapse
    02:56
    Edinburgh Dazzle ship: Timelapse
  10. We hope you're sitting down
    00:43
    We hope you're sitting down
  11. "I nearly feigned a heart attack"
    01:31
    "I nearly feigned a heart attack"
  12. How it feels to get flyered for your own show
    01:07
    How it feels to get flyered for your own show
  13. Michelle Fisher: Picture the vast unknown
    02:59
    Michelle Fisher: Picture the vast unknown
  14. "Music can change your hair"
    01:07
    "Music can change your hair"
  15. James Kelman: Too Scottish?
    03:04
    James Kelman: Too Scottish?
  16. "...and then they all booed me."
    00:31
    "...and then they all booed me."
  17. Jonathan Safran Foer on writing his first book in ten years
    05:05
    Jonathan Safran Foer on writing his first book in ten years
  18. Cariad Lloyd's Fringe picks
    02:19
    Cariad Lloyd's Fringe picks
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