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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. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  7. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  8. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  9. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  10. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  11. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  12. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  13. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  14. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  15. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
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