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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. 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. A disastrous opening night
    04:16
    A disastrous opening night
  10. Irvine Welsh on the contrast between Scotland and America
    01:19
    Irvine Welsh on the contrast between Scotland and America
  11. Political poetry and the rise of xenophobia
    03:16
    Political poetry and the rise of xenophobia
  12. How it feels to get flyered for your own show
    01:07
    How it feels to get flyered for your own show
  13. 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
  14. Glasgow Girls: It's No a Wean's Choice
    04:26
    Glasgow Girls: It's No a Wean's Choice
  15. We hope you're sitting down
    00:43
    We hope you're sitting down
  16. Irvine Welsh on Trainspotting 2
    01:39
    Irvine Welsh on Trainspotting 2
  17. Rappers: Ransom FA
    02:10
    Rappers: Ransom FA
  18. "I nearly feigned a heart attack"
    01:31
    "I nearly feigned a heart attack"
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