{"id":121876,"date":"2023-12-07T15:00:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T15:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/keith-allen-on-becoming-an-actor-and-why-he-would-legalise-drugs\/"},"modified":"2023-12-07T15:00:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T15:00:02","slug":"keith-allen-on-becoming-an-actor-and-why-he-would-legalise-drugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/keith-allen-on-becoming-an-actor-and-why-he-would-legalise-drugs\/","title":{"rendered":"Keith Allen on becoming an actor and why he would legalise drugs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/Xhcv1o7f7IE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Keith Allen on becoming an actor and why he would legalise drugs\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xhcv1o7f7IE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Keith Allen has been many things. The father of popstar Lily and Game of Thrones actor Alfie Allen, he was also a TV presenter, theatre actor, the man behind two hit football anthems (the Fat Les ditty \u201cVindaloo\u201d and New Order\u2019s \u201cWorld in Motion\u201d, both of which he co-wrote) and a handful of small roles in cult movies (Shallow Grave, Trainspotting, 24 Hour Party People).<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/bit.ly\/C4_News_Subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Growing up, he was a troublemaker; he\u2019d spent time in Borstal, was thrown out of drama school, even sent to prison. <\/p>\n<p>Now in his 70s, as he prepares to star in a new musical called Rehab, he looks back on the moments that have made up his rollercoaster life and career with Krishnan Guru-Murthy, on this week\u2019s episode of Ways to Change the World.<\/p>\n<p>Produced by Silvia Maresca.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Watch more of our explainer series here &#8211; https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLXjqQf1xYLQ6bu-iixvoFTVsiXQVlVniX<br \/>\nGet more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keith Allen has been many things. 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