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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. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  6. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  9. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  15. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  16. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  17. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  18. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  19. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  20. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  21. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  22. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  23. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
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