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The life of Matthew Henson
Matthew Henson was a black polar explorer who is little known in the UK.
  1. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  2. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  10. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  11. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  12. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  13. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  14. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  15. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  16. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  17. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  18. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
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