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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. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  12. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  13. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  14. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  15. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  16. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  17. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  18. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  19. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  20. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
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