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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. Poets: Leyla Josephine
    03:01
    Poets: Leyla Josephine
  10. James Kelman: Too Scottish?
    03:04
    James Kelman: Too Scottish?
  11. Adele Hampton: Speak your own melanin into a mirror
    02:33
    Adele Hampton: Speak your own melanin into a mirror
  12. Al Murray - Show and NCA promo
    00:34
    Al Murray - Show and NCA promo
  13. Tim Burgess on a chance meeting with Steve Martin
    02:34
    Tim Burgess on a chance meeting with Steve Martin
  14. Simple Minds, tower blocks, chainsaws and Faust
    02:57
    Simple Minds, tower blocks, chainsaws and Faust
  15. Andrew Hunter Murray's Fringe picks
    00:44
    Andrew Hunter Murray's Fringe picks
  16. Jackie Kay on tracing her birth parents
    01:47
    Jackie Kay on tracing her birth parents
  17. Michelle Fisher: Picture the vast unknown
    02:59
    Michelle Fisher: Picture the vast unknown
  18. A disastrous opening night
    04:16
    A disastrous opening night
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