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How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
Gray asks about the importance of LGBTQ representation in fiction.
  1. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  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 power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  10. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  11. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  12. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  13. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  14. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  15. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  16. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  17. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  18. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
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