Close menu
BBC Scotland
Authors Live

Audio & Video

You must enable JavaScript to play content
Persistence
Think about giving up on your dream? Sometimes it's good to be persistent.
  1. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  2. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  4. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
  5. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  6. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  7. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  8. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  13. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  14. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  15. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  16. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  17. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  18. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  19. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  20. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  21. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  22. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
    23. Now playing
    Up next