Close menu
BBC Scotland
Authors Live

Audio & Video

You must enable JavaScript to play content
Diving Poem
Joseph reads a poem all about the courage you need to jump from the highest diving board.
  1. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  2. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  12. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  13. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  14. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  15. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  16. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  17. What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
    01:13
    What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
  18. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  19. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  20. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
    21. Now playing
    Up next