#OnThisDay 1996, Trainspotting was released in UK cinemas. Based on Irvine Welsh’s novel, it quickly became a cultural landmark. Here’s a 2009 throwback clip featuring Welsh (containing some colourful language), director Danny Boyle, Ewan McGregor, Peter Mullan and more, celebrating the film’s lasting impact. | BBC Archive

Season Finale! Irvine Welsh is a novelist renowned for his gritty and raw depiction of working-class life in Edinburgh. His first novel ‘Trainspotting’ has sold over one million copies in the UK and was adapted into an era-defining film. He has written thirteen further novels, including the number one bestseller ‘Dead Men’s Trousers’, four books of shorter fiction and numerous plays and screenplays. Irvine’s brand new novel in the CRIME series ‘Resolution’ will be released on July 11th. Listen o

Author Irvine Welsh wrote the modern-classic 'Trainspotting' while he should have been working ✍️👀 He told Ryan Tubridy all about it, his new inspector Ray Lennox novel Resolution, and performing at Latitude Fetsival 📻 #IrvineWelsh #Trainspotting #RyanTubridy #VirginRadioUK | Virgin Radio UK