Close menu
BBC Scotland
Authors Live

Audio & Video

You must enable JavaScript to play content
Themes of books
Tom discusses why he focuses on feelings and emotions in his books.
  1. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  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. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  10. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  11. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  12. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  13. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  14. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  15. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  16. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  17. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
  18. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    19. Now playing
    Up next