Close menu
BBC Scotland
Authors Live

Audio & Video

You must enable JavaScript to play content
Using Scotland as a setting
Ross talks about the beauty of using Scotland as a setting for his books.
  1. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  2. How to be a writer
    02:37
    How to be a writer
  3. Michael Morpurgo's secret
    03:21
    Michael Morpurgo's secret
  4. Sketch it out!
    02:37
    Sketch it out!
  5. Everything is cool!
    04:22
    Everything is cool!
  6. The Elephant in the Garden
    09:18
    The Elephant in the Garden
  7. Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    07:16
    Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  8. More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    08:33
    More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  9. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  10. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  11. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  12. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  13. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  14. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  15. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  16. Rachel’s books and inspirations
    06:29
    Rachel’s books and inspirations
  17. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  18. 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?
    19. Now playing
    Up next