Beyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine Welsh review – uniquely funny writer holds court
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<p>The author discusses his writing, the movies it created and his own youth, but not all the interviewees in this documentary are quite so gripping</p><p>Here, in addition to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/aug/20/irvine-welsh-reality-is-not-enough-review-a-candid-portrait-of-a-literary-one-off">Paul Sng’s recent documentary about Irvine Welsh</a>, is another one; it is watchable enough, though with less original interview material. The extended foot
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<p>The author discusses his writing, the movies it created and his own youth, but not all the interviewees in this documentary are quite so gripping</p><p>Here, in addition to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/aug/20/irvine-welsh-reality-is-not-enough-review-a-candid-portrait-of-a-literary-one-off">Paul Sng’s recent documentary about Irvine Welsh</a>, is another one; it is watchable enough, though with less original interview material. The extended foot