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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. Marin Alsop on her speech at the Last Night of the Proms
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    Marin Alsop on her speech at the Last Night of the Proms
  10. Marin Alsop on leading the BBC Proms  virtual orchestra
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    Marin Alsop on leading the BBC Proms virtual orchestra
  11. EIF Conversations: Marin Alsop
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    EIF Conversations: Marin Alsop
  12. Adele Hampton: Speak your own melanin into a mirror
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    Adele Hampton: Speak your own melanin into a mirror
  13. "I nearly feigned a heart attack"
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    "I nearly feigned a heart attack"
  14. Irvine Welsh on Trainspotting 2
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    Irvine Welsh on Trainspotting 2
  15. Michelle Fisher: Picture the vast unknown
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    Michelle Fisher: Picture the vast unknown
  16. 'Just watch the hands': The genius of Boulez's conducting
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    'Just watch the hands': The genius of Boulez's conducting
  17. "Everyone has a lot of lanyards on"
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    "Everyone has a lot of lanyards on"
  18. From War of the Worlds to Citizen Kane
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