The Good Word Junior - Series

...when I was writing about the death of James Cook, that was a bit like Cold Case, you know, because you're trying to figure out something that happened so long ago. He was killed in Hawaii . . . and I'm trying to figure out exactly how that happened, because there's been huge arguments about why Cook died. It's very much like being a detective... 

– Author Anne Salmond discussing being a writer of historic fiction, episode three

I adored See Ya, Simon . . . when you read the blurb you're like 'yeah, well, we know he's going to die'. And then when you actually read the book you become so attached to Simon, and when he dies it's devastating. He's no longer this charcater created for paper. He is your mate...

– Young book reviewer Sophie Parke praises Kiwi writer David Hill's See Ya, Simon, early in episode four

He's a prolific talent: a young playwright, director and performer who's gone from strength to strength,picking up awards for his plays along the way. Here's Tom Sainsbury. I'm very pleased to welcome him to The Good Word Junior.

– Emily Perkins introducing a young Tom Sainsbury, in episode two

My name is Frank Talbot . . .  I've been assigned to investigate the world of books. My boss says 'Frank, you're a rookie, and you don't have a clue, so I'll leave some lying around'. Each week I collect my clue from the library, and go wherever it leads me. 

– Youth reporter Frank Talbot introduces his segment, in the first episode