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The hero birds
Authors Live with MG Leonard
  1. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  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. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  10. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  11. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  12. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  13. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  14. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  15. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  16. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  17. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  18. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
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