#OnThisDay 1996, Trainspotting was released in UK cinemas. Based on Irvine Welsh’s novel, it quickly became a cultural landmark. Here’s a 2009 throwback clip featuring Welsh (containing some colourful language), director Danny Boyle, Ewan McGregor, Peter Mullan and more, celebrating the film’s lasting impact. | BBC Archive

Author Irvine Welsh wrote the modern-classic 'Trainspotting' while he should have been working ✍️👀 He told Ryan Tubridy all about it, his new inspector Ray Lennox novel Resolution, and performing at Latitude Fetsival 📻 #IrvineWelsh #Trainspotting #RyanTubridy #VirginRadioUK | Virgin Radio UK

Released 23 February 1996.#Trainspotting is a1996 British black comedy-drama film directed by Danny Boyle and based on the novel of the same name by Irvine Welsh . It tells the raw and poignant story of a group of young heroin addicts from the suburbs of Edinburgh , whose only aspirations in life are to consume addictive substances and get dirty money. The only one who seems to be able to escape this self-destructive destiny is its protagonist, Mark Renton. It stars Ewan McGregor , Ewen Bremner,