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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. "Music can change your hair"
    01:07
    "Music can change your hair"
  10. Trying Weight Watchers
    00:59
    Trying Weight Watchers
  11. Sage Francis - Hopeless
    02:59
    Sage Francis - Hopeless
  12. Watching Taken with your mum
    00:31
    Watching Taken with your mum
  13. A magic trick too far
    00:39
    A magic trick too far
  14. Andrew Hunter Murray's Fringe picks
    00:44
    Andrew Hunter Murray's Fringe picks
  15. Arthur Smith's Fringe picks
    01:32
    Arthur Smith's Fringe picks
  16. Tommy Sandhu gets hyped
    02:03
    Tommy Sandhu gets hyped
  17. Marin Alsop on her speech at the Last Night of the Proms
    03:10
    Marin Alsop on her speech at the Last Night of the Proms
  18. "Everyone has a lot of lanyards on"
    00:39
    "Everyone has a lot of lanyards on"
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