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Discovering New Words
Catriona and James share their favourite Scots and Gaelic words.
  1. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  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. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  12. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  13. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  14. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  15. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  16. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  17. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  18. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  19. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  20. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
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