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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. Mairi Hedderwick chats with Janice Forsyth
    08:03
    Mairi Hedderwick chats with Janice Forsyth
  3. Katie Morag and Cbeebies
    06:17
    Katie Morag and Cbeebies
  4. Ideas for stories
    02:10
    Ideas for stories
  5. The story of Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted
    13:05
    The story of Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted
  6. Questions from the audience
    06:23
    Questions from the audience
  7. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  8. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  9. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  10. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  11. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  12. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  13. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  14. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  15. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  16. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
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