a recent selection
A selection of my recent wee films – or ‘televisual poems.’ The overarching theme is childhood and what it means to grow up in the unique world of your own … Continue reading a recent selection
Tag: Elephant child
Firrhill Secondary School
From 1979 to 1985 I attended Firrhill Secondary School in Edinburgh. Despite being considered a ‘backward learner’ and being shy, I was both happy and successful at this large comprehensive … Continue reading Firrhill Secondary School
The Elephant child
[Words taken from the novel Any Human Heart by William Boyd]
The child’s eye view
This short film asks: can you remember what it was like to see the world from a child’s point of view? To play this short film please click here or … Continue reading The child’s eye view
BEN CRUACHAN [Search for a Boy]
[16 January 1940] ‘Golden eagle comes to Oban’ before soaring off in the direction of Ben Cruachan. [12 February 1940] ‘Missing from Oban’ since February 10th ‘a rather shy boy … Continue reading BEN CRUACHAN [Search for a Boy]
The Wombles to the rescue
The Bookseller, 14 September 1974