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Using Scotland as a setting
Ross talks about the beauty of using Scotland as a setting for his books.
  1. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  2. The Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  7. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  8. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  11. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  12. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  13. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  14. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  15. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
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