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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. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  10. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  11. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  12. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  13. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  14. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  15. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  16. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  17. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  18. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
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