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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. The Choosing
    03:14
    The Choosing
  3. From a Mouse
    04:19
    From a Mouse
  4. To a Mouse
    02:42
    To a Mouse
  5. Tam o' Shanter
    05:50
    Tam o' Shanter
  6. Q&A with Liz Lochhead
    06:10
    Q&A with Liz Lochhead
  7. More Q&A with Liz Lochhead
    06:56
    More Q&A with Liz Lochhead
  8. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  9. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  10. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  11. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  12. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  13. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  14. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  15. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  16. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  17. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
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