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Gil's bug hospital
Gill talks about how she cared for sick animals and insects in her childhood days.
  1. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  2. The Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  7. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  8. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  9. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  10. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  11. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  12. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  13. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  14. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  15. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
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