Britain, the 1980s. Thatcher. Black Monday. Riots. Strikes. Racism. In 1984, George Orwell’s 1984 became a bestseller again, slotting right into the nightmarish dystopia it had predicted. As ...

Scottish writer Irvine Welsh is best known for his slang-laced tales of existential debauchery in the damp, booze-soaked climes of his native Edinburgh (the most famous of those being Trainspotting).

Irvine Welsh is pointing up to the second floor of a grey stone building in Leith, the port district of Edinburgh. As he gets ready to publish a sequel to his 1993 cult novel Trainspotting, the author ...

Irvine Welsh is releasing a disco album. The 66-year-old novelist, playwright, and screenwriter - who is best known for his 1993 tome 'Trainspotting', which was adapted into the cult-classic film of ...

Irvine Welsh was born in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. When *Trainspotting* was published in 1993 Irvine Welsh shot to fame. Since Danny Boyle's film adaptation of *Trainspotting* was released in ...

Trainspotting writer Irvine Welsh has said that he wrote a transgender character into Season 2 of Crime to show how people are struggling with their identity in the modern world. The Dougray Scott ...

Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh has shared his thoughts on trans rights, JK Rowling and Covid lockdowns in a new interview. Speaking to The Times, Welsh, 65, also spoke about his distaste for party ...

This year’s Edinburgh Film Festival (EIFF) will close with Reality Is Not Enough, the latest documentary feature from Paul Sng. The film is an exploration of Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh. The ...

TRAINSPOTTING author Irvine Welsh has revealed he doesn't believe in marriage - even though he has tied the knot three times. The 66-year-old writer says his first two marriages were pragmatic whereas ...

Cineflix Rights has inked a slew of new sales for Irvine Welsh’s Crime, starring Dougray Scott. The series, adapted by author Irvine Welsh from his own novel, has been acquired by Movistar Plus+ ...