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James Kelman: Too Scottish?
The hugely influential author discusses the marginalisation of Scottish writers.

Edinburgh Nights 2016: Episode 2

  1. James Kelman: Too Scottish?
    03:04
    James Kelman: Too Scottish?
  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. 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. Pushing onto trains
    00:38
    Pushing onto trains
  11. 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
  12. Marin Alsop: 'The need to pigeonhole music is limiting'
    02:40
    Marin Alsop: 'The need to pigeonhole music is limiting'
  13. Simple Minds, tower blocks, chainsaws and Faust
    02:57
    Simple Minds, tower blocks, chainsaws and Faust
  14. B. Dolan - Still Electric
    02:24
    B. Dolan - Still Electric
  15. Tommy Sandhu gets hyped
    02:03
    Tommy Sandhu gets hyped
  16. "Spirit of the Fringe"
    00:48
    "Spirit of the Fringe"
  17. "...and then they all booed me."
    00:31
    "...and then they all booed me."
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