Hometown Hero is a series celebrating some of the area's best known and widely loved names.

Irvine Welsh has long been associated with Edinburgh, with his numerous novels and their adaptations on stage and screen heavily linked to the city.

He is still riding on the wave of success of T2: Trainspotting, which was based on his novel sequel Porno.

Recently, the 58-year-old reportedly criticised Creative Scotland for not funding his new film because it is "not Scottish enough".

Looking at the life of Alan McGee, the music mogul who discovered Oasis, it was apparently turned down for having English directors and producers.

Trainspotting star Ewen Bremner is set to star alongside Miley Cyrus.