“It’s not really about debate and discussion, discourse, community anymore,” the Scottish writer warned at London's Voiced: The Festival for Endangered Languages. “We have to watch the technology, and ...

Ewan McGregor as Renton, Robert Carlyle as Begbie, Jonny Lee Miller as Sick Boy… whether you know Trainspotting from having read the book, watched the films or just from the famous movie posters, you ...

Three decades on from the author’s breakthrough debut, why are we still trapped in the Trainspotting moment? It has been more than 30 years since Irvine Welsh published Trainspotting. To put that in ...

The revolutionary film is one of the most renowned flicks ever to emerge from Scotland, making waves in the cinema world back in 1996. From the unforgettable 'choose life' slogan to the notorious ...

The ground-breaking film is one of the most famous movies ever to come out of Scotland. Moreover, it made a splash in the film scene way back in 1996. From the iconic 'choose life' mantra to the ...

There have been other spin-off novels with the Trainspotting characters, but next year's "Men In Love" is the first that takes place immediately after the events of the original novel. Irvine Welsh ...

Irvine Welsh has today (December 6) announced that a new sequel to his acclaimed novel Trainspotting is on the way. Welsh published the cult novel in 1993 and it was later turned into a film via ...

Liam Gaughan is a film and TV writer at Collider. He has been writing film reviews and news coverage for ten years. Between relentlessly adding new titles to his watchlist and attending as many ...

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‘Trainspotting’ actor Vincent Friell has died aged 64 credit:Bang Showbiz ‘Trainspotting’ actor Vincent Friell has died aged 64. The Glasgow-born star – probably best known for playing tour-bus robber ...