In Episode 92 Derek is joined by a close friend Iain McMillan.
Iain recently released his debut novel The Boy With The Thorn In His Side which draws from his experience growing up in 80/90s Scotland and his life in recovery thereafter.
The pair discuss Iain's motivations behind writing his first book; his younger life which was dominated by football, fashion, clubbing and alcohol, before delving deeper into recovery and the social problems that face many across Scotland today.
Derek and Iain talk in detail about The Boy With The Thorn In His Side, how much is based on Iain's own life and how he hopes that this book will help others.
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In Episode 92 Derek is joined by a close friend Iain McMillan.
Iain recently released his debut novel The Boy With The Thorn In His Side which draws from his experience growing up in 80/90s Scotland and his life in recovery thereafter.
The pair discuss Iain's motivations behind writing his first book; his younger life which was dominated by football, fashion, clubbing and alcohol, before delving deeper into recovery and the social problems that face many across Scotland today.
Derek and Iain talk in detail about The Boy With The Thorn In His Side, how much is based on Iain's own life and how he hopes that this book will help others.
In Episode 84 Derek is joined by Jonny Owen, a Welsh producer, actor, broadcaster and writer.
Jonny talks about growing up in Merthyr; his early memories of going to the football, getting into fashion, his introduction to music and his fathers influence.
The pair talk about Jonny's current role at talkSPORT; interviewing his heroes like Noel Gallagher and Paul Weller and the new talent coming through in the music industry.
Jonny goes into detail about his film The Three Kings which was released in 2020 and details the stories of Matt Busby, Bill Shankly and Jock Stein, hailing from industrial Scottish towns and each became legendary football managers. Winning over the hearts of the fans, explore how they changed the face of the game.
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In Episode 92 Derek is joined by a close friend Iain McMillan.
Iain recently released his debut novel The Boy With The Thorn In His Side which draws from his experience growing up in 80/90s Scotland and his life in recovery thereafter.
The pair discuss Iain's motivations behind writing his first book; his younger life which was dominated by football, fashion, clubbing and alcohol, before delving deeper into recovery and the social problems that face many across Scotland today.
Derek and Iain talk in detail about The Boy With The Thorn In His Side, how much is based on Iain's own life and how he hopes that this book will help others.
