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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
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    Irvine Welsh on the contrast between Scotland and America
  2. Squashing Words
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    Squashing Words
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  3. Books I’ve Written
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    Books I’ve Written
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  4. Making a Leopard Monster
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    Making a Leopard Monster
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  5. Superpowers
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    Superpowers
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  6. Steve’s Monsters
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    Steve’s Monsters
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  7. Making a Monster
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    Making a Monster
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  8. Alien Stink Song
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    Alien Stink Song
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  9. Simple Minds, tower blocks, chainsaws and Faust
    02:57
    Simple Minds, tower blocks, chainsaws and Faust
  10. Rock 'n' Roll at the Edinburgh Fringe
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    Rock 'n' Roll at the Edinburgh Fringe
  11. "Music can change your hair"
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    "Music can change your hair"
  12. Jackie Kay reads A Lang Promise
    01:46
    Jackie Kay reads A Lang Promise
  13. Michelle Fisher: Picture the vast unknown
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    Michelle Fisher: Picture the vast unknown
  14. 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
  15. Tim Burgess on a chance meeting with Steve Martin
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    Tim Burgess on a chance meeting with Steve Martin
  16. "A triumph and a reason to carry on"
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    "A triumph and a reason to carry on"
  17. How it feels to get flyered for your own show
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    How it feels to get flyered for your own show
  18. Lazy Susan give us some Fringe heart breakers
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    Lazy Susan give us some Fringe heart breakers
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