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Cardboard Cowboys reading
Brian reads from the opening chapter of Cardboard Cowboys.
  1. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  2. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  10. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  11. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  12. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  13. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  14. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  15. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  16. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  17. Rachel’s books and inspirations
    06:29
    Rachel’s books and inspirations
  18. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
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