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In the last year of my uncle Alasdair Gray’s life he read excerpts from his favourite books to me as we sat together at his home in Glasgow. These recordings are very special to me and I want to share them with you. I hope you enjoy them. Katrina Rolley
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Monday Apr 22, 2019
Monday Apr 22, 2019
Alasdair describes his early appearance on BBC Scotland's Children's Hour and he and his sister Mora (my mother) reminisce about favourite childhood books, comics and radio programmes.
I made these recordings in what turned out to be the last year of my uncle's life - so I could spend more time with him and share with you the very great pleasure of sitting quietly at home with Alasdair listening to him read and talk about books.
You can find out more about the story behind Alasdair Gray rereads in A Gray Space a creative space inspired by Alasdair Gray.
I couldn't have made these podcasts without the help of my family and friends:
Alasdair Gray and Mora Rolley
David Thomas - technical advice and support
Berniya Hamie – closing piano
Matthew Robinson – rereads logos
You can follow @alasdairgrayrereads on Instagram for news, pictures and previews of upcoming episodes. And if you have any questions or thoughts to share I'd love to hear them - so please do leave a comment.
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lovely to hear Alasdair and sad too 😥
Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
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