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Discovering New Words
Catriona and James share their favourite Scots and Gaelic words.
  1. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  2. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  4. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
  5. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  6. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  7. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  8. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  13. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  14. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
    04:07
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
  15. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  16. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  17. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  18. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  19. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  20. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  21. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  22. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
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