
“Boredom is the compost of imagination”
‘Island of Brilliant’: the new podcast celebrating children’s literature.
In December, Today’s Mishal Husain spoke to Frank Cottrell-Boyce, author of children’s books including ‘Millions’ and ‘The Forgotten Coat’. After hearing the interview, Nadia Shireen, children’s author and illustrator, reached out to Frank with the idea of starting a podcast discussing children’s literature.
Now, five months later, Today’s Justin Webb heard about their new podcast, ‘Island of Brilliant’, where Frank and Nadia imagine themselves marooned on an island with nothing but children’s books to keep them company.
Aimed at adults, it’s both funny and imaginative: as Frank says, “boredom is the compost of imagination”.
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