Homepage

Accessibility links

  • Skip to content
  • Accessibility Help
BBC Account
Notifications
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • iPlayer
  • Sounds
  • Bitesize
  • CBeebies
  • CBBC
  • Food
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Technology
  • Health
  • Culture
  • Arts
  • Travel
  • Earth
  • Audio
  • Video
  • Live
More menu
Search BBC
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • iPlayer
  • Sounds
  • Bitesize
  • CBeebies
  • CBBC
  • Food
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Technology
  • Health
  • Culture
  • Arts
  • Travel
  • Earth
  • Audio
  • Video
  • Live
Close menu
BBC Scotland
Authors Live
  • Home
  • Events (2010 – present)
  • About Authors Live
  • Authors Live on iPlayer
  • Learn at BBC Scotland

Audio & Video

You must enable JavaScript to play content
Inspired by travelling
Abi describes her early life and how her travels have found their way into her writing
  1. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  2. Early Years
    03:15
    Early Years
    View More From Kes Gray
  3. Growing Older With a Moustache
    03:24
    Growing Older With a Moustache
    View More From Kes Gray
  4. My Superheroes
    04:35
    My Superheroes
    View More From Kes Gray
  5. My Superpowers
    04:22
    My Superpowers
    View More From Kes Gray
  6. Quick Quack Quentin
    06:04
    Quick Quack Quentin
    View More From Kes Gray
  7. Stealing A's
    02:16
    Stealing A's
    View More From Kes Gray
  8. Oi Frog!
    06:21
    Oi Frog!
    View More From Kes Gray
  9. Alternative Ending
    03:46
    Alternative Ending
    View More From Kes Gray
  10. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  11. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  12. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  13. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  14. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  15. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  16. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  17. Have a go!
    01:10
    Have a go!
  18. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  19. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  20. Now playing
    Up next
  • Cymraeg
  • GĂ idhlig
  • Gaeilge

Explore the BBC

  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • iPlayer
  • Sounds
  • Bitesize
  • CBeebies
  • CBBC
  • Food
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Technology
  • Health
  • Culture
  • Arts
  • Travel
  • Earth
  • Audio
  • Video
  • Live
  • Terms of Use
  • About the BBC
  • Privacy Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookies
  • Cookies
  • Accessibility Help
  • Parental Guidance
  • Contact the BBC
  • Make an editorial complaint
  • BBC emails for you
  • Advertise with us
Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.

You might also like:

news | sport | weather | worklife | travel | future | culture | world | business | technology