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Discovering New Words
Catriona and James share their favourite Scots and Gaelic words.
  1. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  2. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  10. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  11. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  12. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  13. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  14. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  15. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  16. School days
    03:57
    School days
  17. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  18. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
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