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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. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  13. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  14. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  15. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  16. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  17. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  18. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  19. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  20. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  21. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
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