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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. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. School days
    03:57
    School days
  12. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  13. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  14. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  15. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  16. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  17. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
  18. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  19. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  20. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
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