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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. Mairi Hedderwick chats with Janice Forsyth
    08:03
    Mairi Hedderwick chats with Janice Forsyth
  3. Katie Morag and Cbeebies
    06:17
    Katie Morag and Cbeebies
  4. Ideas for stories
    02:10
    Ideas for stories
  5. The story of Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted
    13:05
    The story of Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted
  6. Questions from the audience
    06:23
    Questions from the audience
  7. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  8. Authors Live with Ross Sayers
    31:15
    Authors Live with Ross Sayers
  9. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  10. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  11. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  12. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  13. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  14. Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
  15. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  16. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
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