Close menu
BBC Scotland
Authors Live

Audio & Video

You must enable JavaScript to play content
Writing Fiction
Holly Bourne tells us how she got into writing fiction.
  1. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  2. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  10. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  11. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  12. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  13. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  14. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  15. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  16. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  17. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  18. 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?
    19. Now playing
    Up next