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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. 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. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  10. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  11. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  12. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  13. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  14. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  15. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  16. Studio questions
    03:22
    Studio questions
  17. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  18. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
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