Alasdair Gray talks about Poor Things and the books and films that influenced his own Gothic novel 

In the last year of my uncle Alasdair’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. You can find my personal perspective on Yorgos Lanthimos's movie version of Poor Things as a match for Alasdair's book in A Gray Space: alasdairgraysp...
In this podcast Alasdair talks about some of the work that influenced his Gothic novel Poor Things - from Thomas Love Peacock's Nightmare Abbey to Mel Brook’s film Young Frankenstein - and explains why he feels the opening of this book may be his best.
Note: I incorrectly credit Gene Wilder as the director of Young Frankenstein in the podcast and Alasdair rightly sounds rather dubious!
I couldn't have made these podcasts without the help of family and friends:
Alasdair Gray - uncle
David Thomas - technical advice and support
Berniya Hamie - closing piano
Matthew Robinson - rereads logos
If you have any questions or thoughts please do leave a comment. And there are more Alasdair Gray inspired projects in A Gray Space | A creative space inspired by Alasdair Gray: alasdairgraysp...