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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. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  12. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  13. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  14. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  15. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  16. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  17. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  18. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  19. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
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