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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. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  7. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  8. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  9. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  10. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  11. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  12. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  13. Beginnings
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    Beginnings
  14. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  15. A question from Twitter
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    A question from Twitter
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