About

Join us at Books on the Rise for our first Saturday Storytime with Paterson Joseph to read and chat about 10 Children Who Changed The World!

Paterson Joseph is one of Britain's best-loved actors (Vigil, Noughts & Crosses, Wonka, Peep Show) and the author of the award-winning historical novel, The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho. TEN is his first book for children.

Join Goddaughter to the Queen of England. Human rights activist. Librarian and author. Former slave. The ten all went on to change the world through their acts of rebellion, bravery and adventure that helped secure their freedom and the freedom of so many.

But how did these inspirational people change the world? To answer that, we'll have to go back in time and meet the ten aged ten, where their stories truly began...

About Paterson Joseph

Paterson Joseph has had an extensive career in theatre, television and film since he trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). His stage career includes working in fringe and touring venues around the country and he has spent a number of years at the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has been touring his play Sancho – Act of Remembrance since 2016.

His television work includes: Peep Show, Babylon, You, Me and the Apocalypse, Timeless, and Noughts and Crosses (upcoming), and his film work includes: The Beach, and In the Name of the Father.