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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. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
  8. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  9. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  10. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  11. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  12. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  13. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  14. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  15. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  16. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
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