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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. Beat the Calculator
    02:54
    Beat the Calculator
  3. 1089
    06:56
    1089
  4. Perfect pentagon
    04:14
    Perfect pentagon
  5. Fabulous flexagon
    02:05
    Fabulous flexagon
  6. Making Cubes
    05:26
    Making Cubes
  7. Prime number pizza
    04:24
    Prime number pizza
  8. Numerical masterclass
    03:20
    Numerical masterclass
  9. Q&A with Kjartan Poskitt
    05:19
    Q&A with Kjartan Poskitt
  10. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  11. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  12. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  13. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  14. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  15. School days
    03:57
    School days
  16. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  17. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  18. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  19. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
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