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Introducing us to new historical figures
Catherine discusses discovering some of history's amazing, less well known figures.
  1. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  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 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  10. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  11. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  12. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  13. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  14. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  15. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  16. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  17. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  18. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
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