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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. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  10. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  11. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
  12. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  13. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  14. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  15. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  16. Themes of The Infinite
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    Themes of The Infinite
  17. Chocolate Cake
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    Chocolate Cake
  18. A sudden idea
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    A sudden idea
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