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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
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    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
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    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
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    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
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    The Black Flamingo
  6. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
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    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
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    A novel in verse
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    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
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    Working with young writers
  13. Wishes
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    Wishes
  14. Scottish words and questions from schools
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    Scottish words and questions from schools
  15. About Our Tower
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    About Our Tower
  16. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
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    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  17. Studio questions
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    Studio questions
  18. How to draw a blobfish
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    How to draw a blobfish
  19. He Had a Little Sticker
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    He Had a Little Sticker
  20. Chocolate Cake
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    Chocolate Cake
  21. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  22. This is a democracy
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    This is a democracy
  23. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
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    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
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