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Cressida Cowell says, "I will be talking about the thoroughly modern magic of reading and how that magic can and must be made accessible to absolutely everybody. Also I'll be talking exclusively to Woman's Hour about lost ancestors including an extraordinary but forgotten relative of mine, plus the vital importance of diverse authors and heroes for children, and funny words for the countryside, the words we are losing and our worrying disconnect with nature."

Presenter: Jenni Murray

Interviewed guests:\nCressida Cowell, Children's Laureate\nDavid Tennant, actor \nJonathan Douglas, director, National Literacy Trust\nClaire Williams, deputy head, Kenilworth Primary School \nPatrice Lawrence, author\nAimee Felone, publisher\nJackie Morris, writer and illustrator\nDr Kate Lewthwaite, citizen science manager at the Woodland Trust