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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. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  10. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  11. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  12. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
  13. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  14. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  15. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  16. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  17. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  18. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
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