Close menu
BBC Scotland
Authors Live

Audio & Video

You must enable JavaScript to play content
About Our Tower
Growing up in a tower block provided the inspiration for a magical storybook.
  1. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  2. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. Relationship Counsellor
    02:45
    Relationship Counsellor
  13. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  14. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  15. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  16. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  17. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  18. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  19. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  20. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  21. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
    22. Now playing
    Up next