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Characters
Both authors agree that characters in their books can take on a life of their own
  1. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  2. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  10. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  11. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  12. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  13. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  14. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  15. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
  16. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  17. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  18. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
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