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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. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  10. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
  11. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  12. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  13. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
  14. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  15. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  16. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  17. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  18. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
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