Close menu
BBC Scotland
Authors Live

Audio & Video

You must enable JavaScript to play content
Ghosts of Heaven
View More From Marcus Sedgwick
Marcus talks through the four distinct stories found in his novel.
  1. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  2. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  3. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  4. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  5. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  6. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  7. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  8. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  9. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  10. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  11. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  12. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  13. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  14. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  15. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  16. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  17. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  18. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  19. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    20. Now playing
    Up next