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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. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  12. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  13. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  14. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  15. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  16. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  17. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  18. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  19. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  20. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
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