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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. 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. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  10. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  11. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  12. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  13. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  14. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  15. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  16. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  17. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  18. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
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