Close menu
BBC Scotland
Authors Live

Audio & Video

You must enable JavaScript to play content
How to be a writer
View More From Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo introduces himself and tells the audience, "Do not start on a story with an empty page".
  1. How to be a writer
    02:37
    How to be a writer
  2. Michael Morpurgo's secret
    03:21
    Michael Morpurgo's secret
  3. Sketch it out!
    02:37
    Sketch it out!
  4. Everything is cool!
    04:22
    Everything is cool!
  5. The Elephant in the Garden
    09:18
    The Elephant in the Garden
  6. Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    07:16
    Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  7. More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    08:33
    More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  8. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  9. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  10. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  11. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  12. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  13. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  14. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  15. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  16. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  17. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
    18. Now playing
    Up next