Close menu
BBC Scotland
Authors Live

Audio & Video

You must enable JavaScript to play content
Why comics matter
Mark talks about the importance of comics when it comes to reading.
  1. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  12. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  13. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  14. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  15. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  16. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  17. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  18. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  19. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  20. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
    21. Now playing
    Up next