AL Kennedy

More than 100 writers sign letter in solidarity with jailed UK climate activists

Ben Okri, Simon Schama, Helen Pankhurst and AL Kennedy among those saying they ‘stand with’ protesters

Damien Gayle

06, Jan, 2023 @6:00 AM

‘The godfather of alternative comedy’: Eddie Izzard, Paul Merton and more on Spike Milligan

He was the shellshocked genius who channelled his anarchic brilliance into The Goon Show. Ian Hislop and Nick Newman explain why they’ve written a play about Spike Milligan – while comedians remember a legend

Brian Logan

27, Jan, 2022 @6:00 AM

We Are Attempting to Survive Our Time by AL Kennedy review – telling without showing

From a row at a zoo to the tale of a Holocaust survivor – the promise of these short stories is deadened by detail

Chris Power

18, Jun, 2020 @9:00 AM

We Are Attempting to Survive Our Time by AL Kennedy review - wise, funny, human tales

The writer’s latest short story collection is adept at pulling the rug from under your feet

Alex Preston

21, Apr, 2020 @6:00 AM

British cultural figures urge BBC to boycott Eurovision in Israel

Vivienne Westwood, Mike Leigh and Julie Christie are among those calling for coverage to be cancelled, citing human rights violations

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

29, Jan, 2019 @4:59 PM

The Little Snake by AL Kennedy review – charming lessons in life, death and kindness

This heartwarming fable is a reassuring read for anyone, young or old, coming to terms with mortality

Alex Preston

13, Jan, 2019 @1:00 PM

AL Kennedy: ‘It is all terrible but that’s when you can’t despair’

The award-winning author on revisiting Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince and the joy of messing about in boats

Lisa Allardice

10, Nov, 2018 @6:00 PM

'Where do I think best? In bed' – authors reveal their dream retreats

A hotel on the Moray Firth estuary; an adrenaline-filled auction room in west London; an ad man’s office in Manhattan on DVD … AL Kennedy, William Boyd and others celebrate their cultural hideouts

William Boyd, AL Kennedy, Nicola Barker, Joan Bakewell and Daljit Nagra

29, Dec, 2017 @12:00 PM

Brexit Shorts: Permanent Sunshine by AL Kennedy and starring Scott Reid – video

“You made me a refugee where I was born …” In Glasgow, Chummy explains how England has turned Scots into survivors

Jess Gormley, Noah Payne-Frank, Liese Spencer and Chris Wiegand

19, Jun, 2017 @1:14 PM

Permanent Sunshine, a new play by AL Kennedy – read the script

Hit the streets of Glasgow with Chummy to hear how Scotland got BoJoed into a Brexit Britain controlled by Faraging gangsters and President Donald Bawbag

AL Kennedy

19, Jun, 2017 @1:10 PM