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Room on the Broom in Scots
James Robertson reads his version of the Julia Donaldson classic in Scots.
  1. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  2. How to be a writer
    02:37
    How to be a writer
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  3. Michael Morpurgo's secret
    03:21
    Michael Morpurgo's secret
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  4. Sketch it out!
    02:37
    Sketch it out!
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  5. Everything is cool!
    04:22
    Everything is cool!
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  6. The Elephant in the Garden
    09:18
    The Elephant in the Garden
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  7. Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    07:16
    Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
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  8. More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    08:33
    More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
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  9. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  10. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  11. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  12. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  13. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  14. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  15. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  16. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  17. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  18. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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