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 ...

“American Psycho” writer Bret Easton Ellis and “Trainspotting” writer Irvine Welsh are in final talks with Burning Wheel Productions to co-create a drama series based on American tabloid culture.

Trainspotting writer Irvine Welsh and co-screenwriter Dean Cavanagh are collaborating on the script for a new TV drama series about the rise of acid house and rave culture in the U.K., FACT reports.

Nicky Holloway, Paul Oakenfold and Danny Rampling will curate a soundtrack for the series. The series will be titled “Ibiza87” and will be inspired by the careers of the famous DJs Nicky Holloway, ...

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).

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Since the spectacular success of his first novel, Trainspotting, ten years ago, Scottish writer Irvine Welsh has solidified his reputation as the profane scribe of the drug-addled and disenfranchised, ...

Irvine Welsh is one very busy guy. His latest novel, Skagboys, came out last September. He reworked the theatrical version of his novel Trainspotting for Theater Wit’s production last October. He ...