Five Minutes With: Dame Jacqueline Wilson

9 March 2012 Last updated at 14:12 ET Help

Childrens' author Dame Jacqueline Wilson talks to Matthew Stadlen about how she keeps up to date with the trends of her readers, the lessons she hopes her books teach, the key ingredients for being a successful writer and why she feels like an ancient rock star.

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