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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. Introducing James
    01:39
    Introducing James
  3. How James got started
    03:33
    How James got started
  4. A pirate picture story
    10:15
    A pirate picture story
  5. Picturing Nessie
    04:01
    Picturing Nessie
  6. Q&A with James Mayhew
    11:26
    Q&A with James Mayhew
  7. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  8. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  9. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  10. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  11. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  12. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  13. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  14. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  15. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  16. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
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