Close menu
BBC Scotland
Authors Live

Audio & Video

You must enable JavaScript to play content
How to be a writer
View More From Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo introduces himself and tells the audience, "Do not start on a story with an empty page".
  1. How to be a writer
    02:37
    How to be a writer
  2. Michael Morpurgo's secret
    03:21
    Michael Morpurgo's secret
  3. Sketch it out!
    02:37
    Sketch it out!
  4. Everything is cool!
    04:22
    Everything is cool!
  5. The Elephant in the Garden
    09:18
    The Elephant in the Garden
  6. Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    07:16
    Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  7. More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    08:33
    More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  8. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  9. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  10. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  11. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  12. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  13. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  14. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  15. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  16. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  17. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    18. Now playing
    Up next