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Sav on the process of getting "picked" for work.
  1. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  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. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  12. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  13. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  14. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  15. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  16. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  17. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  18. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  19. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  20. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
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