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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. How to be a writer
    02:37
    How to be a writer
  3. Michael Morpurgo's secret
    03:21
    Michael Morpurgo's secret
  4. Sketch it out!
    02:37
    Sketch it out!
  5. Everything is cool!
    04:22
    Everything is cool!
  6. The Elephant in the Garden
    09:18
    The Elephant in the Garden
  7. Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    07:16
    Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  8. More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    08:33
    More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  9. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  10. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  11. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  12. Authors Live with Ross Sayers
    31:15
    Authors Live with Ross Sayers
  13. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  14. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  15. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  16. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  17. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
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