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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. Cariad Lloyd's Fringe picks
    02:19
    Cariad Lloyd's Fringe picks
  10. B. Dolan - Still Electric
    02:24
    B. Dolan - Still Electric
  11. Trying Weight Watchers
    00:59
    Trying Weight Watchers
  12. The keyboard with a mind of its own
    02:45
    The keyboard with a mind of its own
  13. "I nearly feigned a heart attack"
    01:31
    "I nearly feigned a heart attack"
  14. "Thespians who have children"
    00:40
    "Thespians who have children"
  15. Tim Burgess: What happened when I asked Lou Reed for an autograph
    02:49
    Tim Burgess: What happened when I asked Lou Reed for an autograph
  16. Poets: Leyla Josephine
    03:01
    Poets: Leyla Josephine
  17. Simple Minds, tower blocks, chainsaws and Faust
    02:57
    Simple Minds, tower blocks, chainsaws and Faust
  18. Jessica Fostekew's Fringe picks
    02:02
    Jessica Fostekew's Fringe picks
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