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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. 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. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  13. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  14. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  15. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
  16. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  17. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  18. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  19. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  20. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  21. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
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