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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
    View More From Authors Live: Steve Cole
  3. Books I’ve Written
    02:35
    Books I’ve Written
    View More From Authors Live: Steve Cole
  4. Making a Leopard Monster
    04:35
    Making a Leopard Monster
    View More From Authors Live: Steve Cole
  5. Superpowers
    08:09
    Superpowers
    View More From Authors Live: Steve Cole
  6. Steve’s Monsters
    02:19
    Steve’s Monsters
    View More From Authors Live: Steve Cole
  7. Making a Monster
    08:35
    Making a Monster
    View More From Authors Live: Steve Cole
  8. Alien Stink Song
    05:04
    Alien Stink Song
    View More From Authors Live: Steve Cole
  9. Asking are you in or out
    00:43
    Asking are you in or out
  10. Political poetry and the rise of xenophobia
    03:16
    Political poetry and the rise of xenophobia
  11. Scott Tyrrell: Bad Dad!
    03:10
    Scott Tyrrell: Bad Dad!
  12. A magic trick too far
    00:39
    A magic trick too far
  13. 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
  14. How it feels to get flyered for your own show
    01:07
    How it feels to get flyered for your own show
  15. Simple Minds, tower blocks, chainsaws and Faust
    02:57
    Simple Minds, tower blocks, chainsaws and Faust
  16. Marin Alsop: 'The need to pigeonhole music is limiting'
    02:40
    Marin Alsop: 'The need to pigeonhole music is limiting'
  17. Glasgow Girls: It's No a Wean's Choice
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    Glasgow Girls: It's No a Wean's Choice
  18. Sage Francis - Hopeless
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