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A question about Charlie and Lola
Lauren explains the importance of childhood to her creative writing
  1. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  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. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  10. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  11. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  12. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  13. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  14. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  15. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  16. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  17. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  18. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
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