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Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
Catherine talks about the characters in her books and the real people who inspired them.
  1. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  2. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  12. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  13. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  14. Authors Live with Ross Sayers
    31:15
    Authors Live with Ross Sayers
  15. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  16. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  17. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  18. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  19. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  20. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
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