Will Self’s Wreford Watson lecture, Decontaminating the Union: Post-Industrial Landscapes and the British Psyche, given at the University of Edinburgh last September, is now available to watch.
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Will Self at the London Book Fair
Watch Will Self in conversation with Claire Armitstead, the Guardian’s books editor, at the recent London Book Fair.
Intelligence Squared debate
Watch Will Self debating gun control with Peter Hitchens and others live here tonight at 7pm.
Sussex Against Privatisation
Will Self speaking at a recent Sussex Against Privatisation event at Sussex University.
Umbrella reading and introduction
Will Self introduces Umbrella.
Will Self reading from Umbrella.
Flytopia trailer
A short trailer for Flytopia, based on Will Self’s short story from Tough Tough Toys … with music by Adrian Utley of Portishead.
Will Self Reading From His Forthcoming Novel Umbrella
A 20 minute video of Will Self reading an excerpt from his forthcoming novel “Umbrella” at The Literature Society’s ‘Alternative Good Friday Sermon Event’.
On cycling
Will Self talks about cycling at a recent Intelligence Squared debate at the Royal Geographical Society, above, and at a Q&A with Geoff Dyer and others, below, where he defends going through red lights, and much more besides.
The London Perambulator
The brilliant London Perambulator documentary about the “deep topographer” Nick Papadimitriou, and featuring contributions from Will Self, Iain Sinclair and Russell Brand, can now be seen in its entirety here.
The tweet smell of psychosis
Will Self asks “Is the internet inherently psychotic?” in this short interview recorded for insideopera.com.