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Room on the Broom in Scots
James Robertson reads his version of the Julia Donaldson classic in Scots.
  1. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  2. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  4. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
  5. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  6. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  7. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  8. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  13. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  14. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  15. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  16. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  17. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  18. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  19. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  20. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  21. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  22. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
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