Biscuits, Bands and Very Big Plans

Liz Pichon is one of the UK's best-loved and bestselling creators of children's books. Her Tom Gates series has been translated into 47 languages, sold millions of copies worldwide and has won the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, the Blue Peter Book Award for Best Story and the younger fiction category of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize. In the 12 years since The Brilliant World of Tom Gates first published, the books have inspired the nation's children to get creative, whether that's through reading, drawing, doodling, writing, making, music or performing.

Russell Tovey is an English actor with numerous television, film and stage credits. He has become a well-known name for his roles in programs such as Him and Her, Being Human, The History Boys and HBO's Looking. He also starred in the Broadway production of Arthur Miller’s A View From the Bridge which won two Tony Awards in 2016.