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. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  9. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  10. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  11. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  12. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  13. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  14. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  15. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  16. Drawing Fruit and Veg
    04:16
    Drawing Fruit and Veg
  17. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
    18. Now playing
    Up next