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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. The Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  8. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  9. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  10. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  11. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  12. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  13. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  14. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  15. Themes of The Infinite
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    Themes of The Infinite
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