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  • Looking for things to draw in the Science Museum

    I went to London twice a few weeks ago. The second time was to sit on the Children’s Writers and Illustrator’s Group – (CWIG) – at the Society of Authors, which is like the writer’s trade union, I suppose. I had a bit of time to nip into the Science museum on the Way, As…

  • The Russian Cosmonaut Exhibition

    I was mad about space when I was a child. I was just old enough to be aware of the excitement of Yuri Gagarin being the first man in space. My early years were dominated by Fireball XL5, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Telstar, zoom ice lollies, Mercury, Gemini and Apollo. In amongst all the National Geographics, the books…