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Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
Nadia explains how the Grimwood books came about and reveals all about her pets.
  1. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  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. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  10. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  11. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  12. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  13. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  14. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  15. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  16. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  17. 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?
  18. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
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