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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. Beat the Calculator
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    Beat the Calculator
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  3. 1089
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    1089
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  4. Perfect pentagon
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    Perfect pentagon
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  5. Fabulous flexagon
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  6. Making Cubes
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    Making Cubes
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  7. Prime number pizza
    04:24
    Prime number pizza
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  8. Numerical masterclass
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  9. Q&A with Kjartan Poskitt
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  10. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  11. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  12. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  13. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  14. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  15. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  16. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  17. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  18. Reading of The River
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    Reading of The River
  19. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
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