Michael Morpurgo on writing in bed, cheering for our teachers - and talking to sheep

19/02/2021 26 min
Michael Morpurgo on writing in bed, cheering for our teachers - and talking to sheep

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Episode Synopsis

In the first episode of our new series, ITV News Arts Editor Nina Nannar is joined by Sir Michael Morpurgo - the bestselling author of more than 100 children's books including War Horse and Private Peaceful. Nina talks to Michael about his career in writing - which started after a spell as a primary school teacher - and hears from him about writing in bed, surviving lockdown by talking to sheep, and why we need to be cheering for our teachers.

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