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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. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  12. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  13. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  14. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  15. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  16. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  17. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  18. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  19. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  20. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
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