Close menu
BBC Scotland
Authors Live

Audio & Video

You must enable JavaScript to play content
How to be a writer
View More From Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo introduces himself and tells the audience, "Do not start on a story with an empty page".
  1. How to be a writer
    02:37
    How to be a writer
  2. Michael Morpurgo's secret
    03:21
    Michael Morpurgo's secret
  3. Sketch it out!
    02:37
    Sketch it out!
  4. Everything is cool!
    04:22
    Everything is cool!
  5. The Elephant in the Garden
    09:18
    The Elephant in the Garden
  6. Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    07:16
    Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  7. More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    08:33
    More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  8. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  9. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  10. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  11. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  12. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  13. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  14. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  15. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  16. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  17. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
    18. Now playing
    Up next