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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. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  13. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
  14. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  15. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  16. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  17. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  18. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  19. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  20. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  21. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
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