Banks was the subject of The Strange Worlds of Iain Banks South Bank Show (1997), a television documentary that examined his mainstream writing, and was also an in-studio guest for the final episode of Marc Riley's Rocket Science radio show, broadcast on BBC Radio 6 Music.
Banks a fost subiectul documentarului de televiziune The Strange Worlds of Iain Banks South Bank Show (1997), care studia scrierile sale mainstream și a participat ca invitat la ultimul episod al spectacolului radiofonic al lui Marc Riley Rocket Science, difuzat de BBC Radio 6 Music.