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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. Jonathan Safran Foer on writing his first book in ten years
    05:05
    Jonathan Safran Foer on writing his first book in ten years
  10. "Everyone has a lot of lanyards on"
    00:39
    "Everyone has a lot of lanyards on"
  11. Watching Taken with your mum
    00:31
    Watching Taken with your mum
  12. Will Gompertz's Edinburgh 2016 Tips
    02:49
    Will Gompertz's Edinburgh 2016 Tips
  13. Malaika Kegode: I tried to stop writing about you
    02:55
    Malaika Kegode: I tried to stop writing about you
  14. Simple Minds, tower blocks, chainsaws and Faust
    02:57
    Simple Minds, tower blocks, chainsaws and Faust
  15. B. Dolan - Still Electric
    02:24
    B. Dolan - Still Electric
  16. Pushing onto trains
    00:38
    Pushing onto trains
  17. Tim Burgess on a chance meeting with Steve Martin
    02:34
    Tim Burgess on a chance meeting with Steve Martin
  18. "Music can change your hair"
    01:07
    "Music can change your hair"
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