Close menu
BBC Scotland
Authors Live

Audio & Video

You must enable JavaScript to play content
About Our Tower
Growing up in a tower block provided the inspiration for a magical storybook.
  1. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  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. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  12. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  13. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  14. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  15. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  16. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  17. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  18. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  19. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  20. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
    21. Now playing
    Up next