My Life in Verse | 4: Malorie Blackman

Duration: 58'46''

Synopsis

Famous faces explore their love of poetry. Malorie Blackman explains how poems have sustained her at the best and worst times, and finds out more about the poets who inspire her.

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Other Archive resources
Noughts + Crosses | BBC One | 2020

The One Show | 05/03/2020

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Noughts + Crosses | BBC World Service | 2014

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Bestselling British writer Malorie Blackman talks about her page-turning novel for teenagers and young adults Noughts and Crosses.