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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. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  12. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  13. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  14. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  15. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  16. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  17. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  18. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  19. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  20. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
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