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Introducing us to new historical figures
Catherine discusses discovering some of history's amazing, less well known figures.
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    Introducing us to new historical figures
  2. Stuck and The Incredible Book Eating Boy
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    Stuck and The Incredible Book Eating Boy
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  10. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
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  11. Favourite Scots Words
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    Favourite Scots Words
  12. A sudden idea
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    A sudden idea
  13. The real world and the fictional world
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