BBC Documentaries

William McIlvanney: Living With Words

Directed by Maurice O'Brien
TV-PG
2015 • E43    Feb 26, 2015    60m
William McIlvanney, who died this month, was one of Scotland's greatest and most enigmatic writers, responsible for groundbreaking novels such as Docherty and Laidlaw.

In this powerful, funny and affectionate portrait, filmed earlier this year, McIllvanney looks back on his life's work as it is rediscovered by a new generation of readers.

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  • Maurice O'BrienDirector

 

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