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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. The Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  7. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  8. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  9. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  10. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  11. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  12. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  13. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  14. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
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