BBC Documentaries

William McIlvanney: Living With Words (2015x43)

: 27, 2015

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.