Irvine Welsh’s films and television shows have been filmed in Glasgow, and he has a strong relationship with venues in the ...

Ray Winstone hits out at Marvel again, claiming superhero dominance stops ‘cultural movies’ being made ‘You’re gonna need a ...

Irvine Welsh has revealed how a psychedelic drug turned him from being an atheist into believing in the afterlife. The ...

Irvine Welsh was one of the best known and most articulate supporters of Scottish independence in the run-up to the 2014 ...

The 66-year-old Trainspotting author tells Scotland Tonight he doesn't dwell on leaving a legacy and explains why he doesn't ...

Reality Is Not Enough, Edinburgh International Film Festival. Sng controls and presents his material well, though it’s Irvine Welsh’s ...

Writers reveals the impact of his father dying when he was in his twenties and how his mum kept his 'ego' in check after he found success.

The writer Irvine Welsh, actor Hugh Bonneville, comedian Michael Palin and former politician Nick Clegg have been confirmed ...

The author has now written a sequel, picking up where Trainspotting left off and catching up with the exploits of the gang. The writer speaks to Katie Razzall about class, the way music influences his ...

Especially music. Welsh was born in Leith, Edinburgh, where most of Trainspotting takes place. His father was a dockworker, his mother a waitress whose cooking Welsh once compared to waterboarding.

Men in Love, a doorstopper nodding to DH Lawrence, is a proper, traditional novel, intricately weaving multiple lives and ...

Irvine Welsh has had a highly formative influence on a whole generation’s love of music, perhaps as much as their love of ...