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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. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  4. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
  5. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  6. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  7. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  8. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  13. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  14. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  15. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  16. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  17. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  18. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  19. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  20. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  21. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  22. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
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