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Side of the curtain. by 1963, he was heading south to join the london academy of music and dramatic art. did it feel to you arriving from dundee by trade into the swinging �*60s, did it feel like a time and a place where a working class lad with talent had a fair shot? absolutely. it was so open in the �*60s, there was no side to anything. you were welcomed. all classes were welcome. and, you know, and there was a whole, there was a sort of feeling that we could be classless, we could be... ...

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Would you describe yourself as a working—class lad? 0h, absolutely. totally. yeah. imean... and your interests were just the interests of ordinary people? yeah, iwas... my life wouldnt have been about culture at all. but what intrigues me is that you saw the potential for turning your passions and your interests, which were, you know, ordinary folks�* passions and interests, turning them into art. and on these walls, you know, weve got the subjects that really turned you on, like elvis presl...

And it seems you were seduced, in a way, by the bright lights that came with the new age of television, of pop music, of showbiz. what was it about this period — the 1960s — that really fired you up as an artist? i think, because i was a working—class youth, particularly when i was at gravesend, the other half of my life when i wasnt at art school would be going to professional wrestling with my mother and my aunt, going to speedway — i supported west ham speedway. football — i went to...

Charlton athletic ground at the end of the �*40s. would you describe yourself as a working class lad? 0h, absolutely. totally, yeah. i mean, your interests were just the interests of ordinary people? yeah, iwas... my life wouldnt have been about culture at all. but what intrigues me is that you saw the potential for turning your passions and your interests, which were, you know, ordinary folks�* passions and interests, turning them into art. and on these walls, you know, weve got the subject...

Wrestling with my mother and my aunt, going to speedway. i supported west ham speedway. football, i went to charlton athletic ground at the end of the �*40s. would you describe yourself as a working class lad? 0h, absolutely. totally, yeah. i mean, your interests were just the interests of ordinary people? yeah, iwas... my life wouldnt have been about culture at all. but what intrigues me is that you saw the potential for turning your passions and your interests, which were, you know, ordinary...

So, what we can do is one, two, three. its simple. one, two, three. and you are sort of feeding it with that hand a little bit? im just letting it run through itself. if you get enough energy into it, the line itself will extend and shoot out all by itself. i guess its my turn now. just go for it. one, two... oh, its up in the tree! well, the good news is youre not dropping your back cast. how did...? i mean, because you grew up in derry in northern ireland, didnt you? yep. and you were a workin...

How did...? i mean, because you grew up in derry in northern ireland, didnt you? yep. and you were a working class lad. yeah. how did a working class punk from derry end up...? this is considered the gentlemans sport! its a long time since anybody called me that, i have to tell you. well, ironically enough, if you want to get into fly fishing, there is no finer place than northern ireland. a, its not considered elitist because lots of people do it. its cheap, its easily accessible and its open t...

Responsibilities to staff, but to the thousands of sportsmen and women who rely on events to make their living. so it was a huge time of pressure which, through a mixture of hard work and creativeness, we ended up getting through it quite well, in as far as behind—closed—doors events, more creative events, like darts at home filmed on your iphone. broadcasters loved us because there wasnt very much else on. and we actually, dare i say it, weve actually done more sporting events and more hour...

On events to make their living. so, it was a huge time of pressure which, through a mixture of hard work and creativeness, we ended up getting through it quite well, in as far as behind—closed—doors events, more creative events, like darts at home, filmed on your iphone. broadcasters loved us because there wasnt very much else on — and we actually, dare i say it, weve actually done more sporting events and more hours of broadcast than we would do in a normal year. and weve learned a lot of...