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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. Two of David's novels
    05:49
    Two of David's novels
  3. The local library
    06:12
    The local library
  4. Imagination
    04:48
    Imagination
  5. The power of words
    05:31
    The power of words
  6. Starting as a writer
    03:55
    Starting as a writer
  7. Q&A with David Almond
    05:15
    Q&A with David Almond
  8. More Q&A with David Almond
    06:48
    More Q&A with David Almond
  9. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  10. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  11. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  12. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  13. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  14. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  15. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  16. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  17. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  18. How to draw emotions
    04:34
    How to draw emotions
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