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Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
Catherine talks about the characters in her books and the real people who inspired them.
  1. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  2. A chat with Polly Dunbar
    08:39
    A chat with Polly Dunbar
  3. Arthur wakes up
    04:49
    Arthur wakes up
  4. Arthur's brother
    04:51
    Arthur's brother
  5. Arthur's mum
    05:34
    Arthur's mum
  6. Arthur's sister
    04:20
    Arthur's sister
  7. Arthur's dad
    05:06
    Arthur's dad
  8. Arthur's Dream Boat
    08:27
    Arthur's Dream Boat
  9. Meeting the puppets
    00:44
    Meeting the puppets
  10. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  11. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  12. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  13. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  14. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  15. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  16. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  17. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  18. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  19. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
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