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Margins to Mainstream with Michael Sheen spotlights 11 new writers from under-represented backgrounds on a journey to reveal truths from the margins of society. In episode six, Michael introduces David Clancy, a hairdressing writer from the Cumbrian festival town of Ulverston whose non-fiction prose on LGBTQ+ issues is sharper than his scissors. You鈥檒l hear Stoned at the Hairdressers, David鈥檚 piece about a neon sign which helped reclaim his identity from childhood bullies, performed live by Michael Sheen at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. David鈥檚 mentor Brian Reade has been writing columns for the Daily Mirror since the days of Thatcher. He shares how a hairdressing Liverpudlian was part of a local scene of working class artists taking on the world, inspiring a young Brian to a career as one of our most respected newspaper writers.