Close menu
BBC Scotland
Authors Live

Audio & Video

You must enable JavaScript to play content
Reading of The River
Tom reads his latest book, The River.
  1. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  2. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  6. 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?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  9. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  15. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  16. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  17. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  18. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  19. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  20. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  21. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  22. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  23. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
    24. Now playing
    Up next