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Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
Catherine talks about the characters in her books and the real people who inspired them.
  1. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  2. How to be a writer
    02:37
    How to be a writer
  3. Michael Morpurgo's secret
    03:21
    Michael Morpurgo's secret
  4. Sketch it out!
    02:37
    Sketch it out!
  5. Everything is cool!
    04:22
    Everything is cool!
  6. The Elephant in the Garden
    09:18
    The Elephant in the Garden
  7. Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    07:16
    Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  8. More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    08:33
    More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  9. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  10. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  11. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  12. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  13. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  14. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  15. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  16. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  17. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  18. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
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